Read: Handout A Homemade Education by Malcolm X
Read: Handout C.E.O. Libraries Reveal Keys to Success by Harriet Rubins
Gloss
Read and gloss the two reading. To gloss is to make notes in the margins of the reading that serve as highlights for you when you read the essay a second or third time. Consider what you believe to be the major point(s) of a paragraph and write a brief statement in the margins summarizing that selection of text. If there is a word that is unfamiliar to you, seek the definition of that word and write the definition of that word in the margins as well.
Glossing is an effective note-taking method that allows you to use your own words to understand a reading. Colored markers are ineffective for this task.
One reading, an excerpt from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Malcolm X discusses the circumstances that led him to discover reading. He also discusses how he used the dictionary as a tool to aid him in his reading. Be certain to seek out the parts of the reading that discuss this and gloss them accordingly. The second reading, C.E.O. Libraries Reveal Keys to Success, introduces a number of C.E.O.s and their respective libraries. Do you see a developing theme in this reading? If so, be certain to gloss the material that supports this theme.
Brief Response Essay
The final sentence of the reading states: In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life. What does Malcolm X mean when he says this?
For Tuesday, write a brief response essay of no more than 1-2 pages that seeks to address this question. Your essay should be double spaced and proofread. In the context of the reading, what does freedom mean to Malcolm X? What does it mean to you? What evidence in the reading can you point to that would support your observations? Be certain to use your glossing to assist in the composition of this assignment.
Note: To receive credit for this assignment, you must include both articles (with evidence of glossing) with your response essay.
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