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Annotating Texts

Annotating Texts. Identify words you do not know and look them up Make notes about plot and questions Track characters’ physical and emotional development Identify symbols and other techniques/devices Identify universal statements/messages (themes) and track their development Cultural values

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Annotating Texts

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  1. Annotating Texts • Identify words you do not know and look them up • Make notes about plot and questions • Track characters’ physical and emotional development • Identify symbols and other techniques/devices • Identify universal statements/messages (themes) and track their development • Cultural values • Track patterns/repetitive subjects because… • Patterns or motifs (big ideas) often = themes • Find quotes to support themes

  2. So now what? • Just having stuff noted/underlined/highlighted does not really help and is not considered annotating • Annotating helps you engage with the text, but you may also have to find information quickly (in-class essays and discussions) • You have to do more than just note “stuff”

  3. Organize! • First label your annotations CONSISTENTLY. • Use a key • Examples • T= Theme • S = Symbol • CD = Character Development • Etc. • Or you could color code with pens, highlighters, post-its, or tabs

  4. So now what? • You have identified and organized, but can you process that and write about it and finish the prompt in a timed setting? • Being specific and thinking about how everything fits together ahead of time will save you time and stress

  5. Example • Atticus has a life lesson about it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird – You should have this annotated • T for Theme • S for Symbol • But is this going to help you? • Maybe, but it would help to have more

  6. What more? • First, the passage should be noted somehow (underlined?) • It’s great that you have theme, but if you told someone that theme of TKAM is not to kill a mockingbird, he would be confused. On your annotation for theme, write out what that passage means as far as theme is concerned. • T – underlined and explanation

  7. Even more? • You should also have annotated that the author used a symbol. • It’s marked – great! But what does a mockingbird symbolize? That should be noted on your annotation • S – mockingbird - explanation

  8. You’re Finished! • Remember the more work you do ahead of time, the better prepared you will feel = LESS STRESS!

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