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Annotating a Text. Annotate. To provide critical or explanatory notes. Preview the text. Look for: Titles Captions Headings Graphics. Read Through Once. Read through the text quickly to get a sense for the content and structure. Read for Understanding. Indicate anything you think is:
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Annotate • To provide critical or explanatory notes
Preview the text • Look for: • Titles • Captions • Headings • Graphics
Read Through Once • Read through the text quickly to get a sense for the content and structure
Read for Understanding • Indicate anything you think is: • confusing • interesting • surprising • important
Circle or Underline • Circle or underline what seems like an important idea. • Be sure you make a notation of thereasonyou did so.
Circle Unknown Words • If you do not know what a word means, circle it and find the meaning.
Mark Confusing Passages • If something is confusing or you are losing comprehension, mark it. • Re-read the previous section of text and write your questions in the margin.
Note: Emotions • Record places in the text that have strong positive or negative connotations • Be sure to explain those notations in the margins
Loaded Language • Indicate examples of loaded language. • Underline or circle it, then label it. • Explain why it’s loaded language.
Write Questions • Write questions where you made annotations. • These questions can be used later to: • ask the teacher or a peer about your question • for the class discussion • to use in future writing assignments • or for you to keep as a reminder of what you were thinking.
Make Connections • Think about the connections between this text and other texts you have read, information from other classes, and personal experiences.