#### Study a mentor text about writing (T2: Reading) 1. Choose one or more of these [[mentor texts about writing]] to read. 2. Browse these [[reading and note-taking strategies]], and choose one or more to try out (or if you have a process for annotating that you already use successfully, that's fine too). Let me know what techniques you tried! 3. Come up with some [[good questions to ask yourself about what you have read]], and write at least one well-developed paragraph to integrate your thinking. An overall essential question here could be "how do writers use their own experience to create an effective practice?"—but I also want you to discover your own essential questions as you read. What did you get from the piece you chose? What important or urgent question did it bring to your mind? Here’s the [rubric for this “T2: Reading” assessment](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10yMEfM3K_NIuDfTHiNkzIMfW13pRukg40nazLNNUsRo/edit?usp=share_link). ---- [Associated standards](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G-ffffPuAtCboosZgrsnNehrBqqzRyL4_HrzhlfPRN0/edit?usp=sharing): R.11-12.1 Cite relevant textual evidence that strongly supports analysis of what the text says explicitly/implicitly and make logical inferences, including determining where the text is ambiguous; develop questions for deeper understanding and for further exploration. R.11-12.2 Objectively and accurately summarize a complex text to determine two or more themes or central ideas and analyze their development, including how they emerge and are shaped and refined by specific details.