Essay writing: annotation

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ESSAY WRITING: ANNOTATION

Topic: Essay writing: Annotation - Open Educational Resources (OER)Audience: English language learnersPublished by: G&R Languages – November, 2013

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ESSAY WRITING: ANNOTATION

Definition

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Purpose

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I read… I think…

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An adjective Clause(ac) is a dependentclause and it modifies a noun.It is formed whenyou combine twosentences to formone stronger whichcontains the a.c.

Original text Sample annotation

What: depend/ clauseHow: change n.Why: strong sent/

My thoughts:.easy to learn.simple to use.improve sent/.help w/ ¶ writing.show knowledge

Source: http://eslbee.com/AdjClauses.htm

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Sources: Information obtained from various colleagues

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ESSAY WRITING: ANNOTATION

Topic: Essay writing: Annotation - Open Educational Resources (OER)Audience: English language learnersPublished by: G&R Languages – November, 2013

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