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The Ethics Of Reading: Close Encounter By Jane Gallop

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Welcome to the Introduction course of College Writing or English 1020! You are in this class because you aced and successfully completed your previous English class. As a former student of English 1020, I have learned many tips and trick that helped me throughout the course. Read this letter carefully, as the advices I give you will help you with your journey in English 1020.
One of the most important aspect to help you in this class is to realize the importance of reading, especially close reading. In “The Ethics of Reading: Close Encounter” by Jane Gallop, close reading is defined as “ ‘close reading’ means looking at what is actually on the page, reading the text itself, rather than some idea ‘behind the text’ ” (1). In simple words, close reading is noticing details that standout in a writing. There are five ways of close reading. They are unusual vocabulary, unnecessary repeated words, images or metaphors, texts in italics or parentheses, and annotations that appear too long. It’s the small prominent texts in writings that matter, whether it be poetry, nonfiction or any other literature.
Close reading will also benefit you when reading your own paper. When you read over your paper, you will …show more content…

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