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Annotating Texts

Annotating Texts. Annotating simply means marking the page as you read with comments and/or notes. WHY???. Increases Understanding Important items easily located Key ideas Evidence/Proof Your reactions. Annotating May Include. Highlighting key words, phrases, or sentences

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Annotating Texts

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  1. Annotating Texts Annotating simply means marking the page as you read with comments and/or notes

  2. WHY??? • Increases Understanding • Important items easily located • Key ideas • Evidence/Proof • Your reactions

  3. Annotating May Include • Highlighting key words, phrases, or sentences • Writing questions • Making comments • Bracketing important ideas/passages • Connecting ideas with lines/arrows • Noting unfamiliar language/diction

  4. Specific Items for Annotation • Character Description • Literary Elements • Figurative Language • Plot Elements • Diction • Syntax • Vocabulary Words

  5. How do I do it? • Highlighting/Underling • Brackets • Asterisks • Marginal Notes • Sticky Notes • Whatever method works for you!!

  6. Example #1: What would you annotate? • “Calpurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard. She was always ordering me out of the kitchen, asking me why I couldn’t behave as well as Jem when she knew he was older. Our battles were epic and one-sided. Calpurnia always won…” To Kill a Mockingbird

  7. “Calpurnia was something else again. She was all angles and bones; she was nearsighted; she squinted; her hand was wide as a bed slat and twice as hard. She was always ordering me out of the kitchen, asking me why I couldn’t behave as well as Jem when she knew he was older. Our battles were epic and one-sided. Calpurnia always won…” To Kill a Mockingbird

  8. Your Turn • “My sojourn in the corner was a short one. Saved by the bell, Miss Caroline watched the class file out for lunch. As I was the last to leave, I saw her sink down into her chair and bury her head in her arms. Had her conduct been more friendly toward me, I would have felt sorry for her. She was a pretty little thing.” To Kill a Mockingbird

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