Assignment 1 - Reading and Analysing Writing

📝 Complete the assignment below

Due date: Saturday, 22 July, 2023 10pm GMT

Instructions

Before Reading
- You will be reading the following article: To Make Sense of the Present, Brains May Predict the Future
- Look over the entire article (i.e., Survey from SQ3R ) and write 2 - 3 questions that come to mind during your survey of the text (i.e., Question from SQ3R)
Read the Article
- Take notes as you are reading.
After Reading:
- Analyze the text by answering the following questions:
  - What is the purpose of this writing? Does it achieve its purpose?
  - Who is this text written for? How is it tailored to this audience?
  - What evidence and information does it include that supports its purpose?
- Evaluate the text by answering the following questions:
  - How is the text structured? You can determine this by analyzing the key messages and purposes of each paragraph and evaluating how they relate to each other.
  - Why do you think the text is structured this way?
  - Are the paragraphs ordered in a logical way?
  - Within a paragraph, are sentences ordered in a logical way? And do they transition smoothly from one to another?
  - Is the tone of the blog formal or informal? How did you determine this? Why do you think this sort of tone is used?
  - Are there any other tones? Neutral, Optimistic, Angry, Worried, Friendly, Curious. Assertive, Encouraging, etc.
- Write a 100-300 word summary of the article. Be sure to include at least one conclusion or new thing that you have learned from the reading.

Read this chapter to learn how to write an effective summary.

Your submission should include all of the following in one pdf:
- Your 2 - 3 questions about the reading.
- Your answers to the 3 analysis questions.
- Your answers to the 6 evaluation questions.
- Your 100 - 300 word summary of the blog post.

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