Annotations What are annotations? Pay attention to words like “note” and “notation.”

Annotations Writing in a book or article to show your interaction with the text. Active reading Supports understanding of a text and critical thinking Having a conversation with the text (basically the author) Questions, comments, opinions, and ideas inspired by the text Represents your personal interaction with the story/article Helps you focus on required aspects of the story, such as Author’s Style

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Personal Connections What does it mean when you connect with something?

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Predicting Based on the information that you have, what do you think will happen? Start with the title. Then look at any subtitles, pictures, or graphs.

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Inferring Make a logical deduction made on premises within the text. Strong reasoning. Ex: The widow stood by the grave stone, surrounded by her family, with a damp handkerchief in her pale, shaky hands. What things can we infer about the woman?

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Identifying main and supporting ideas Main ideas: The point of the entire article. Supporting ideas: The point of sub sections and individual paragraphs. Identify using a highlighter. If you don’t use a highlighter, then underline.

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Unfamiliar Vocabulary Words or phrases you: Do not understand Haven’t seen before Think are interesting Are used in a new or interesting way Step 1: Identify by boxing or circling the word. Step 2: attempt a definition – try to figure out what it means

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Questions Start with clarifying questions: What? Who? Where? When? Why? How? DO NOT STOP THERE! Why does the author use so many statistics? How can the information still be accurate after our modern innovations in technology? What does the price of tea in China have to do with New Zealand’s sheep?

Annotations Guide Making personal connections Predicting Inferring Identifying main and supporting ideas Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions Comments

Comments Predicting and inferring may fall under this category; however, this is also where you say things like: This is interesting because… I wonder if… What if… I do not understand this article because… The author says s/he would… but that isn’t a good/bad idea because… According to… this may/may not be accurate because…