PB1B

Whenever we receive a piece of writing, we tend to try to determine what it will be about or how much of it really needs to be. Sometimes we’ll read just the introduction. Other times, the whole point of what's written could be in the conclusion. Basically, reading, could be done in many different ways. When we read the first or last paragraphs of a piece writing, that's a skimming technique. There are many other techniques to writing that are very useful depending on which style best suits you. When choosing a reading technique, not only does it depend on what works best for you but what's the best technique for that particular article. For some, scanning or skimming will suffice. For others, it may require a more detailed outline or elaborate thought process. But it's not only the technique that makes a difference. When using these techniques, they have to be used correctly and efficiently for the best possible outcome of understanding what was read or will be read. When a person wants to have read every detail, how would they go about it? Scan or skim? That's an easy one right. When you want to take it every detail, you'll scan every word on every page and double read just to be sure sometimes. Yes, scanning is a long process but it comes in handy for certain readings. Depending on the position you take, you'll scan an entire piece down to the last period. But it's unnecessary for some readings. When scanning is unnecessary, it isn't a waste of time but that time could be used more productively. Now when it's coming to skimming, let's be honest, we've all used this move 10 minutes class. It's not the worst technique to use to get quick information that's valuable as long as you choose the right information to point out. Skimming can save you time short-term, yes. There is nothing wrong with getting quick information. Honestly, most the quick read texts like twitter, captions, text messages, etc can all be skimmed and there will be nothing that you will miss from it. When it comes to lengthy texts with useful information though, skimming can be a little tricky and sometimes bear consequences. Don't be afraid to skim but don't use it as your go-to move when reading something lengthy that requires attention. This method is a little challenging depending on the topic and how you approach it when you read. The “Three Positions” technique that requires you to involve yourself in the reading. Even more than that, you're challenged to think as three different personalities and to determine how they would approach the reading and what the outcome would be. When having to approach something from three different views, it can be quite difficult to determine how things would be seen. The other aspect to this is that they have to disagree with each other in every view. How would each person rebuttal the other? This challenges you to engulf yourself in the reading for a deeper understanding. All of these steps are done pre-reading. When you get to the post reading point, you'll take one view that agrees with the author. The other two will be opposing each other. You have to identify each identity and how they would debate with each other. The last technique I'm going to discuss is one we do on a day to day basis and practice everywhere we go, whether it's written, spoken, or seen. We question everything in everyday life and have probably thought of it as a technique to deepen our thinking process. So if imagine reading a piece that holds a lot of information that you would like to know more about. After reading your article, think of three aspects of the article that stood out. Then think of one question to each topic that would give you more insight on that topic. After that, you can continue on to find out those answers in reading later on whenever you choose. Now that you have read about these different techniques, how would you apply one of them to a piece of reading you may come across? If you were to read a request written to a judge, which technique do you believe would be most effective? There has to be many things written to a judge on a daily basis and in many different jargon. From dealing with district attorneys to city hall council members, the range of vocabulary must be extensive. I would say that the “Three Person” technique may be a better technique to expand knowledge in this topic. Being able to identify different terms throughout different pieces is an amazing gift that should be built on. As readers and writers, we strive to get deeper understandings of what we read and write each day. These kinds of pieces are doing exactly that.

PB1A

Nate Caldwell ENG 101-108 Zack De Piero When people tend to think of sports, the main focus is the athletic entertainment of the superstars and their ability to go out each night and perform for their fans. When sports first took off, the only media that was shown of them was the games and interviews here and there. As time went on, technology became more advanced. As the technology advanced, it gave viewers more light into the life of sports beyond the athletes, coaches, and games. For those who struggle to keep up with sports being recorded live, working through important games, and any other reason to miss a game, the media has answered their prayers. With new advances, the sports media platform is growing stronger and stronger. Sports have given people a sense of involvement in their lives on and off the court as a way to further connect. Most athletes have social media that keeps people updated on personal life as well as their athletic career. Beyond the athletes, you have commentators and analysts who both write and speak about any and ever sport they have current knowledge on. Some analysts are more credible than others. Some commentators are more credible than others. Each of these person’s has their own thought process and opinions on athletes, statistics, decisions that could impact teams, etc. The best form of commentary or reviews on sports are usually the ones that are written because they hold the full thoughts, as accurate as possible statistics, and opinions on everything sports related. As you sit and watch sport shows like ‘First Take’, ‘Pardon the Interruption’, and so on and so forth, all of the people you see on these shows are journalists. They've all done careful research on what they speak on when on the air and never change their opinions or views. They can keep their arguments and opinions strong because of the information they've written down. Some people think reading off of a paper during an argument is staged but it keeps thoughts separated and organized so not to be confused when hearing different names, numbers, or opinions on teams’ decisions. Each analyst has their own specialty when it comes to breaking down sports. Some choose to focus on statistics as their form of credibility because numbers never lie and are the most accurate. Others choose to focus on gameplay which is very varying between players and could be crippling to credibility because of everything being opinion based and changing from game to game. With reviews focused on gameplay, there are more detailed opinions that hold different types of information. Some sportscasts will give praise to players who continually have outstanding games. Others analysts will downplay an athlete’s ability to compete on a consistent level. They give credit to those who they believe earned it through their gameplay—basketball for example—with exceptional shooting percentages, ball movement, team work, defense, etc. The one thing is sports reviews that are all universal is that controversy could be started from a single piece of writing. In everyday life, sharing opinions can lead to debates around perspective and position on the argument. It's the same way in sports. If one analyst feels like a player is destined to be great and never has a bad game but another analyst writes all the negatives instead of the positive, this will cause controversy among analysts to get to the bottom of it all. At the end of everything, sports reviews hold many different conventions. Some of these conventions are easy to spot between different analysts and others are difficult until you can make comparisons between different articles. As long as the information is read carefully, thoroughly, and thought about fully, pointing out different aspects of sports and dissecting their labels as features becomes easier to notice and understand.

About Me

Hey everyone. My name is Nate. I was born and raised in Philly. I'm currently in school as a Communications major but I may change that when I decide to transfer. I have a son on the way that I can't wait to meet. I enjoy listening to music and relaxation. I'm a kicked back person with a laid back personality. Most of all, I'm happy to be a student again pursuing my career for myself and being an example for my child.