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This assignment engages you in different perspectives on a text and gives you the opportunity to employ a useful tool for note-taking and understanding. 1. Listen to/read three interviews about the Syrian refugee crisis and M.I.A: For each interview, use the technique*. As the term implies, you are engaging in What I want you to do is take a piece of notebook paper and fold it in half length-wise, so you have two columns. Now, draw a line where the fold is, and you have two sides of the paper to make notes on, or have a conversation. On the left side, you can take notes, including facts, interesting or important quotes (don’t forget the page number if pertinent), unfamiliar terms, connections to other works, and so on. Once you’ve finished reading the work, go back and look at your notes. Use the right side of the paper to comment on them. What Dialogic notebooks can be used in any number of ways: Really, you can benefit from using a dialogic notebook in any class w

here reading is important. It can help increase your understanding and appreciation of texts, and can be It is a very useful way to organize notes. So…now you get to try it out! 2. As you listen to/read the interviews, use the dialogic notebook to take notes: , note the purpose and audience for each interview (keep in mind each interview likely has several purposes and audiences). , write down quotes from the interviews that support your claims about purpose and audience. Keep in mind an important part of the note-taking process is the ability to keep track of your sources. Make sure you know which quotations come from which interviews. This will be important for the in-class activity on Tuesday. In class, we will separate into small groups. Each group will discuss and present one interview or the videos. In order for your group to be successful, you must take excellent notes. In class, I will briefly look at your notes and give you credit for prepared participation.