Writing Topic: Rules for Writers chapter 46

           In chapter 46 of the book, Rules for Writers, Diana Hacker explains ways to read, understand, and summarize a text. A text is a group of writing that can be an essay, a summary, or any group of information that you can analyze. To understand and study a text, Hacker gives us annotating and organizing tools we can use.This takes us a step further than reading so that we get a better idea about what the text is actually about.
          Annotating is note taking by writing on the text that you are reading. This includes underlining words and sentencing that stand out to you, and questioning paragraphs or statements in the text. It also could be circling a word or sentence that you don't understand. Another tool is making an outline of the text or a quick summary. This lays out the information in a much simpler way without detail so you can see the basic meaning of the text.
          
           I plan On using these methods that i learned so I can better summarize or write about something that we need to read in the class. This was a good way to organize my thoughts and better understand things that we read. I feel with more organization my essays and summaries can make more sense and I can get down what is more important to write.