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Why Should We Annotate? Helps you during reading Summarize a difficult section/paragraph Define unfamiliar words Helps you after reading Notice patterns Find passages easily Find evidence that you can cite later! “Marking and highlighting a text is like having a conversation with a book – it allows you to ask questions, comment on meaning, and mark events and passages you want to revisit. Annotating is a permanent record of your intellectual conversation with the text.” -Laying the foundation: A Resource and Planning Guide for Pre-AP English

Things You Can Annotate For: Literary Elements: Major Themes/Patterns Questions you have based on what you read Unfamiliar words or references (look up the definition/meaning and write it in) Mark confusing passages Mark areas where a character changes/develops Foreshadowing Dramatic Irony Metaphor Simile Alliteration Personification Oxymoron Allusion Flashback Hyperbole

How Can I Mark These Things? Color Coded System (Different highlighters or sticky notes) Different symbols Brackets [ ] Asterisks * Stars Circling words Making a square around a word or paragraph Example Example

WARNING! WARNING: Don’t highlight too much! A little goes a long way. If you want to be able to find something later, it needs to stand out! Remember… Highlighting is like salt. A little improves things, but a lot makes a mess of things! WARNING: Don’t highlight too much! A little goes a long way. If you want to be able to find something later, it needs to stand out! Remember… Highlighting is like salt. A little improves things, but a lot makes a mess of things!