1) Close reading exercise: Print the attached essay, Francine Prose’s “Close Rea

1) Close reading exercise:
Print the attached essay, Francine Prose’s “Close Reading: Learning to Write by Learning to ReadActions: Learning to Write by Learning to Read” (click to open).
Carefully read it. Importantly, engage the text by marking it up (underlining passages, adding brackets/parentheses, asterisks, etc.).
Bring your marked up document to Tuesday’s class .
2) Exploratory Writing exercise 2:
Write a thoughtful response to the following questions. Each should have one fully developed paragraph (a fully developed paragraph must have a minimum of 3-4 complete sentences).What is the biggest difference that you see between yourself and the author?
In what ways might your fellow W131 students struggle to relate to the ideas presented in this article?
Even if a reader does not identify directly with this piece, why might it still be worth reading?