1. Identify and briefly define important words, terms, concepts, or characters.
The important words are: notice, analyze, observe, and ordinary. Some of the Concepts of this piece are:
- Observing and taking notice is similar to analytical writing
- To analyze we must take notice of the detail of the ordinary, the everyday
- The observations we make not only give us evidence to make inferences about the subject but ourselves as well.
2. Summarize the main idea, theme, action or event of the reading. Be sure to include quotations that best capture the overall feeling or the mood of the reading.
The feeling I was given by the author was as if she was trying to impart knowledge upon me by opening my eyes to the world around me and showing me how to use it to write analytically. The quote I chose to represent this mood was, “To be an effective thinker and writer you need to bring all of you sight - and insight – to bear on what is around you.” The main idea of this piece of writing was: By properly analyzing everything, as if it were a photo, and taking notice of the ordinary and extraordinary is what it takes to make a memorable writer.
3. Formulate a question for discussion. The question should be relatively substantial, based upon a specified passage or scene from the text, and capable of sustaining a thoughtful discussion.
Is analyzing the world around you while bearing you thought on paper all it that is necessary to become a memorable or even good writer? Is achieving the state of mind to do such a thing even possible?
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Observing the ordinary is a very important thing to do in life. We can tell whether something is actually ordinary or not. In life, we take things for granted, and we never stop to smell the roses.
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