5.1 (Concept) Read First: Read one of the following three articles. Please note

5.1 (Concept)
Read First:
Read one of the following three articles. Please note that all of these are complex articles so you should not take for granted that you can breeze through them. I’ve chosen them for their interesting topics but also because they are challenging—which is what I want for this practice assignment. So give the article your full attention, and don’t rush.
* Paul Bloom, “First Person Plural”: Link (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.

Deborah Solomon, ” Patti Smith: She is a Punk Rocker”: Link  (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.

Matthew Yglesias, “Myth of Majority-Minirity America”: Link (Links to an external site.)
Links to an external site.

Choose two of the specific strategies explained in Active Reading Strategies and use each of them while reading one of the articles above. Your goal is to fully invest in practicing each strategy whether you normally use them or not. 
***Do NOT pay for the articles. You should be able to read them without paying by saving them to your computer. If you are still confused, it may be best to just choose the one that gives no issues. 
 
 
Post:
Post a picture of your notes or 1-2 pages of the article with annotations (whichever strategies you decided to try), and then also respond to the questions below after you are finished. 
* Which strategy did you prefer? Why?
* Which yielded more understanding of the article, or more ideas of your own in relation to the article, in your opinion?
* Do you think some strategies will be more useful with certain kinds of texts, assignments, or situations? How so?
* How did these compare to your usual process of reading (complex texts, texts for school, etc)? What do you usually do? Being honest, how well does it work for you?
5.2 (Process)
Read First:
Browse through the options below. Consider which articles you prefer to work with for Essay 2. You can skim the articles if needed to help you make your decision. Make sure you do actually open all of them because you never know until you check them out! 
Possible Set: Language, Ethnicity, and Identity Articles
Download Language, Ethnicity, and Identity Articles
Possible Set: Gender, Bodies, and Identity Articles
Download Gender, Bodies, and Identity Articles
 
 
Post:
Tell me which two articles you will use for Essay 2, and why you’re interested in the topic.
This only needs to be a couple of sentences–no paragraph or essay reason needed!
5.3 (Response)
I am sure that the article that you read for 5.1 Forum gave you a lot content-wise to think about. Now is your chance to have an open discussion with each other about the actual ideas and topics explored in those articles. That means you can address whatever intrigued you, confounded you, surprised you, infuriated you, reminded you of something else. If you know of or find a news story or video related to the topic, feel free to post that for our enrichment!
Look back at the reading, and give a free response to anything from the article you read. You’re also welcome (but not required) to read one or both of the other animal articles if you want before discussing here. They are all FASCINATING (at least, I think so!). I’m reposting links to the articles below.
Then make sure to respond to a few classmates. If someone asks you a question, respond to them, as well.
* Animals Like Us Links to an external site.
by Hal Herzog
* Are We In Anthropodenial? Links to an external site.
by Frans De Waal
* Consider the Lobster Links to an external site.
by David Foster Wallace