Blog #2

After rereading and annotating Erard’s text, I have found new points that I did not notice before. As we were talking about the article in class, I also picked up on some interesting viewpoints that I did not notice when I first read. I found myself to be more confident in the decisions I am making about the text because we went over some of the points in class. I noticed that I was more critical of the text in the second annotation compared to the first annotation. I had more information and help from other ideas, which allowed me to find my own opinion on the text. For example, in class we talked about the metaphor about a paintbrush and someone made a comment that scientists who are designing paintbrushes should know why a paint brush is not working the correct way. I felt it was important to add this into my annotation because it was something that came across my mind as I was rereading. I know I was more critical of the text as I was rereading, but I also found myself reassuring my annotations about certain parts of the text. I agreed with myself and I felt more confident reading the text again.

As I was rereading, “glossing the text” help me understand passages that I did not understand before. I realized understanding all of the words and phrases used in a text is essential to comprehending the passage as a whole. I came across three words I found I needed more clarification for. I researched all of my words from dictionary.com. My words are psycholinguistics, which is defined as “the study of the relationship between language and the cognitive or behavioral characteristics of those who use it”, dissonance is a “disagreement or incongruity”, and lastly a bottleneck is “a narrow entrance or passageway”. I think looking up the words I do not know is an important part of annotating that I plan to continue.

One Comment

  1. elishaemerson

    Your instinct to add notes from class to your annotations is right on! Make those conversations work for you. I’m so glad that you plan to continue to look up words that you don’t recognize. This can make such a huge difference in your experience with a text.

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