Annotation! Learn it! Live it! Love it!

Become familiar with annotation methods -Develop specific reading strategies -Understand how to use annotation to organize and support writing

What is annotation?

A strategy for you to

discover and record

interactions and

connections with a text as

you read.

Connections

Readers often make connections to:

Main ideas or themes

Important literary elements

Lenses

Assignment objectives

Interactions

Readers often interact with the text by:

Questioning

Clarifying

Brainstorming

Recording AHA! Moments

Feeling

Responding

Why Annotate?

Recording your initial connections and ideas as you read is an important step in the literary analysis process!

It can help you understand what you are reading!

By the time you finish reading and annotating a piece, much of the analysis is already done!

Evidence to support the analysis is identified!

How can I annotate?

CHOICES

As you read highlight and label key information.

As you read take marginal notes. These notes can include stars, check marks, phrases, questions, question marks, words, etc.

Keep a list of key information with page numbers on the front cover (refer to teachers/assignments for what constitutes key information)

Cornell Note Taking method

How can I annotate?

CHOICES

Write a brief summary at the end of each chapter or section.

Journal about important quotes or passages

Write an alternative title for each chapter or section.

List vocabulary words on the back cover.

How can I annotate?

Pick and choose the

methods that work for

you as a reader!

What do I need?

Reading material

Highlighter

Sticky notes

Note cards

Writing utensil

Notebook

Ongoing assignments

Annotation!

Learn it!

Live it!

Love it!