Concepts of Annotation

What is Annotation?

A method of analyzing, criticizing, and explaining a text

Forces the reader to become more intimate with the text

Annotation is NOT highlighting or marking random sentences in a text

BEFORE Reading the Text

Examine front and back covers/title page

Read full title (including any subtitle)

Examine illustrations on the cover/title page

DURING Reading the Text

Highlight the Text First time a Character is Introduced Setting Conflict Symbols Themes Definitions of Unfamiliar Words Important Plot Information Quotations/ideas that stand out

Writing in the Margins Short Summary▪ Briefly summarize a section of the text

Make Connections▪ Text to text, text to self, or text to world

Look for Patterns▪ Examine reoccurring ideas/concepts

Write Comments/Reflections▪ Write your reactions to characters or thoughts

in text

DURING Reading the Text

DURING Reading the Text

Writing in the Margins Make Predictions▪ Predict what will happen next

Formulate Opinions▪ State beliefs about content

Ask Questions▪ Develop questions for discussion/clarification

Analyze Writing Style▪ Evaluate jargon, diction, word choice, and use

of figures of thought

AFTER Reading the Text

Draw Conclusions

Determine Possible Meanings

Verify the Title’s Meaning and Purpose

WRITE!!!!

Tips

Use different colors to highlight various types of information

Read with a dictionary at your side

Write definitions of unknown words in margins

Draw arrows to connect one section of text to another

Put a “?” to indicate a question

DO NOT overdo it! Go for quality, not quantity!

The HouseThe Student

The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See, I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “The nearest house is a quarter mile away,” Mark shouted. The dining room had high, vaulted ceilings and was filled with china, silver, and cut glass. Mark reached into the new wall safe, pulled out some money, and bragged that he could get money whenever he needed it since the lock was broken.

The HouseThe Student

The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See, I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “The nearest house is a quarter mile away,” Mark shouted. The dining room had high, vaulted ceilings and was filled with china, silver, and cut glass. Mark reached into the new wall safe, pulled out some money, and bragged that he could get money whenever he needed it since the lock was broken.

The HouseThe Home Buyer

The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See, I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “The nearest house is a quarter mile away,” Mark shouted. The dining room had high, vaulted ceilings and was filled with china, silver, and cut glass. Mark reached into the new wall safe, pulled out some money, and bragged that he could get money whenever he needed it since the lock was broken.

The HouseThe Home Buyer

The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See, I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “The nearest house is a quarter mile away,” Mark shouted. The dining room had high, vaulted ceilings and was filled with china, silver, and cut glass. Mark reached into the new wall safe, pulled out some money, and bragged that he could get money whenever he needed it since the lock was broken.

The HouseThe Burglar

The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See, I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “The nearest house is a quarter mile away,” Mark shouted. The dining room had high, vaulted ceilings and was filled with china, silver, and cut glass. Mark reached into the new wall safe, pulled out some money, and bragged that he could get money whenever he needed it since the lock was broken.

The HouseThe Burglar

The two boys ran until they came to the driveway. “See, I told you today was good for skipping school,” said Mark. “Mom is never home on Thursday,” he added. Tall hedges hid the house from the road so the pair strolled across the finely landscaped yard. “The nearest house is a quarter mile away,” Mark shouted. The dining room had high, vaulted ceilings and was filled with china, silver, and cut glass. Mark reached into the new wall safe, pulled out some money, and bragged that he could get money whenever he needed it since the lock was broken.