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Mrs. Dillon. How do you annotate?. What is annotation?. "Annotating" means underlining or highlighting key words and phrases —anything that strikes you as surprising or significant, or that raises questions—as well as making notes in the margins. . The Annotation Process.
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Mrs. Dillon How do you annotate?
What is annotation? "Annotating" means underlining or highlighting key words and phrases—anything that strikes you as surprising or significant, or that raises questions—as well as making notes in the margins. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
The Annotation Process • When you do a close reading of a text, start with a pen or pencil in hand and keep a highlighter close by. • You will need to attach post-it notes if you cannot write directly on what you are reading. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
What to annotate? • You may focus on a particular passage, or on the text as a whole. • Your aim may be to notice all striking features of the text, including rhetoricalstrategies (motifs,symbols,anaphora), structural elements (syntax), figures of speech (similes, metaphors, personification) or literary devices such as (tone, theme, irony, allusions). Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Interacting with the text: annotation suggestions While reading, you can annotate in the following manner: • circle, underline, highlight unknown words and important terms. • Write definitions in the margins. • Look for patterns in the text. • Summarize the information while reading. • Make predictions about what could happen. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Annotation Suggestions • Also, ask questions and make comments in the margins so you can thoroughly interact with the text! • Identify the setting, significant characters, important events, conflict, and major themes. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Annotating Most importantly, practice, practice, practice annotating to ensure a thorough understanding of the text. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com