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The Art of Annotation

The Art of Annotation. Annotation is the ability to draw out key points of a text for future reference. Annotation allows the reader to clarify the layers of meaning the author has created. The Art of Annotation Mark up the text!. Bracket important passages/parts

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The Art of Annotation

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  1. The Art of Annotation Annotation is the ability to draw out key points of a text for future reference. Annotation allows the reader to clarify the layers of meaning the author has created.

  2. The Art of AnnotationMark up the text! • Bracket important passages/parts • Connect related ideas with lines • Outline the main events in the margins • Circle words to define • Underline examples of figurative language or literary devices

  3. The Art of Annotation • Write brief comments and question in the margins • Place an asterisk beside something unusual/ thought-provoking

  4. The Art of Annotation How to annotate poetry and other literary works • Title: Comment on the title before reading the poem • Paraphrase each stanza: translate the poem into your • own words • Draw an asterisk next to powerful images • Connect to historical background • Tone (Underline words that suggest tone-i.e. anger, playful, sarcastic • Theme (determine what the poet is saying) • Identify and Interpret Figurative Language • Identify literary devices- alliteration, allusion, repetition, etc.

  5. Example of marking up the text

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