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Annotating A Non-Fiction Text

Annotating A Non-Fiction Text. Annotating a text means that you talk with the text by working through strategies to help to understand it better. You make notes on the article and work through unknown words and questions, as well as make comments. .

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Annotating A Non-Fiction Text

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  1. Annotating A Non-Fiction Text Annotating a text means that you talk with the text by working through strategies to help to understand it better. You make notes on the article and work through unknown words and questions, as well as make comments.

  2. Circle unfamiliar words (then define them) • Acknowledge the confusion • Talk with text • Comments • Predictions • Observations • Connections • Reactions • Capture the main idea • Highlight important details The CATCH METHOD Annotating Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzrWOj0gWHU&list=FLDSLLdqYLLVYNzm1ayHi-SA&feature=mh_lolz

  3. Speaker: Who is the voice in the text? Include any background information. What points is the speaker making? Is there any bias? • Occasion: What is the occasion for writing this piece? Include time & place. What promoted the author to write this piece? Include any events, ideas, and/or contexts. • Audience: Who was this document created for? Is it aimed for one person, a group of people, a particular race, social class, political party, etc? This can come from any inferences in the text, the diction, the connation of chosen words, and the traits of the Speaker. S.O.A.P.S.Tone

  4. Purpose: What is the reason behind the text? What does the speaker want the audience to think or do as a result of reading the piece? What reaction is the author trying to get from the audience? Examine any themes being presented. • Subject: What is the general topic, content, and ideas contained in the text? Go beyond the immediate occasion to discover the larger context or issue that eventually led to the triggering Occasion. • Tone: What is the attitude of the speaker/ author? How does the author feel? What is the attitude the writer takes towards the subject or character? Analyze diction, syntax, connation, and imagery to determine the attitude being presented. S.O.A.P.S. Tone, continued

  5. Political Cartoon • Speaker: Anti-isolationist political cartoonist, Dr. Seuss. • Occasion: the attacks on England by Nazi Germany • Audience: 1) other anti-isolationists 2) isolationists • Purpose: 1) support those who feel America should enter war 2)shame isolationists for their foolish views • Subject: World War II • Tone: mocking, humorous, satirical S.O.A.P.S. Tone Example

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  7. FATT sentence (Focus, Author, Title, text type) In the ____________________, “__________________________” by (text type) (title) _____________________________, he/she ______________________ (author) focus) ____________________________________________________________. **Strong verbs: expresses, discusses, states, disputes, persuades, suggests, advocates, challenges, focuses, supports, presents, emphasizes, provides, argues, claims, attacks, reflects, comments, describes, distinguishes, reveals, implies, refers, displays FATT SENTENCE

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