- discuss Lamott Article
- Read Chapter 9 in the handbook “Reading to Write” pp. 119-122.
- Annotating an article. A couple of resources for annotation are here and here.
- Summarizing an article. Read the handout “Writing a Summary.”
- grammar issues related to writing a summary.
--Write a summary of the "Losing is Good for You" article that was passed out in class. Be sure to annotate the article as discussed in the handbook before you write your summary. Also be sure to look up any terms you do not understand. Your summary should be about one paragraph or ½ page long. Bring your annotated copy of the article and your typed summary to the next class.
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“E.L. Doctorow said once said that 'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.' You don't have to see where you're going, you don't have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice on writing, or life, I have ever heard.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
--see this link for more quotes from Bird by Bird.
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