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: