Academic Writing and Presentation Workshop Ewha Womans University – GSIS Professor Heather A. Willoughby

 Previewing  Annotating  Outlining  Summarizing  Taking Inventory  Analyzing an Argument  Indentifying Basic Features  Comparing and Contrasting  Exploring Personal Responses

 What do I know about the Author?  Is this a trustworthy source?  What does the title tell me  What kind of text is it?  What is the genre of the text?  Where was it published?  For whom?  Why?

 What else do I know about the Context?  What is the historical context of the text?  What is the cultural context of the text?  What can I learn by skimming the text?  What are my first impressions?

 Annotate directly on the page as you read  Underline key words, phrases or sentences  Write comments in margins  Write questions in margins

 Connect ideas with lines  Number related items in sequence  Define words you don’t know  Use colors!  Thesis statement  Definitions  Outside sources / other authors  Questions  Reactions  Main ideas

 Extended annotating  Organize ideas  What is central?  What is peripheral?  Look for sequences

 What does the text mean?  Synthesis & Composing  Put in your own words the main points the author is trying to make

 Analyze and Classify your own annotations  Search for systematic patterns in the text AND your annotations  Interpret their significance  Inventory of annotations  Inventory of agreements  Inventory of disagreements / inconsistencies

 What assumptions are made by the author?  What is the author’s audience?  Claim and Support

 What opinion, idea, or point of view is the author trying to convince me to accept?  What statements does the author make that tell me why I should accept the claim?  What information or explanation does the author give to justify acceptance of the claim on the basis of this reason?  What opposing arguments does the author anticipate, and how does he / she deal with them?

 How does the author define the issue?  Is there a clear argument?  What is at stake?  What is the authors position on the argument?  How effectively does the author argue for his / her position?  How well organized is the issue?

 How does the text compare or contrast  With others in the same genre?  With others making the same argument?  With others making the opposite argument?

 Extend the writing to your own knowledge and experience  Write your own essay on the same topic  Write a contradictory argument  Challenge the author