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Annotating a text

Annotating a text. How to access deeper levels of literature. Annotating. S speaker (narrator, point of view) A  atmosphere (mood, tone, setting, tensions) D  diction F  figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc.) I  imagery (patterns, i.e. motifs) T  tone. Annotating.

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Annotating a text

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  1. Annotating a text How to access deeper levels of literature

  2. Annotating • S speaker (narrator, point of view) • A atmosphere (mood, tone, setting, tensions) • D diction • F figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc.) • I imagery (patterns, i.e. motifs) • T tone

  3. Annotating • The key is marking enough to be helpful, but not so much that it is distracting • When in doubt, think STOP SAD FIT • S symbol • T theme • O organization (chapters, sections, narrator, etc.) • P progression (shifts or changes, chronology, etc.)

  4. Another way… • FLIT • F: Form • L: Language • I: Image • T: Tone

  5. Annotating • Quality over quantity • This is not an exercise in labeling everything • No “credit” for literary “name dropping” • Sample QUALITY annotating:

  6. 3 “Layers” of Text • Identify the literary device • What is the immediate impact/idea conveyed? • What is the greater significance to the work as a whole?

  7. Practice with a poem… • “O no! it is an ever-fixed mark” • 1. allusion to North Star • 2. permanent guide, assurance of safety (nautical) • 3. Love is eternal and true

  8. What does this look like in your book? • Share with a neighbor your annotations from “Every Little Hurricane” • What is done well? • What can be added to make it look at the layers of text more explicitly? • How did Alexie convey the messages of hope and despair? • What other messages are conveyed?

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