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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 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.
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
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