I showed my capability of reading and comprehension through my annotations of Coates text (annotations are found under outcome 3). I truly improved the most with annotating this text. My understanding in this short 5 pages of Coates writing is shown often. I like to show my understanding by pondering over whatever is written and will say that through writing. I do like to question the texts, but not as someone may think. I take a different approach where I question the people who would deny the truth behind the text. I improved with making relationships over the semester and in these annotations I did so by relating the number of siblings Clyde Ross had. When it comes to challenging the text, I did so by asking the simple question of how much a horse would’ve been worth for a white person.

I find it to be most effective when I relate to the text. It creates this connection between whatever I’m reading and whatever has happened to me in my life. I do tend to struggle with this, but in realizing it helps me the most, I have started to relate more often.