annotation - introduction (hiroshima) (1)
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Annotation
● To help you learn● To mark important quotes/passages● To indicate, “come back and study this!”● To point out new vocab● To make connections to other texts, yourself,
the world
Why annotate?
How does it help you learn?
It makes you have a dialogue with the text, which means you’re thinking and questioning as you read--not just passively absorbing (or not) information.
What does dialogue with the text look like?
● make predictions (“I think she’ll regret this decision”)● ask questions (“Why would she do this?”)● state opinions (“I hate her father!”)● analyze author’s craft (“this phrase is awesome!”)● make connections (Just like my life :( )● reflect on the content or the reading process (Having
trouble with this sentence--what does it mean?)
Analyze author’s craft:
If you can read it, that’s good enough!
I like to put notes at the end of a chapter in the blank space:
Annotation is not doodling! But you can use doodles
to help you annotate. If the
doodle relates to the text or helps
you learn, it’s OK!
During quiet reading:
1. Circle new vocab words and then write synonyms in the margins.
2. Ask at least one question on each page.
Annotations for today: