Annotating Text

9/19/12 Do Now: 1) Read the abstract of Scientific Peer reviewed journal. What words or phrases did you find confusing? 2) Take out your homework (initial response to the Hot Zone Chapter “Total Immersion.”) Learning Target: Use annotation and summary to create meaning with a non fiction text.

Quality Notebooks

What Are some things you do when reading a difficult text? Slow down Reread Make connections Summarize annotate

To annotate means to read with a pen. It is to make notes, underline important details, note confusing words/ideas and summarize reading.

“due to the sequence divergence” “recently developed random prime pyrosequencing approach quickly identified.” Make a prediction: What will we learn in this article?

Read the Journal and annotate. Discuss and answer the questions 1)Why is this article important? 2) Why does the author include figure 1? 3)What conclusions can we draw about Ebola Virus? 4)Why does the author include paragraph 1 of the introduction?

Proposal for Research in Zaire Abstract The Ebola virus, a type of hemorrhagic fever, has the potential to cause widespread devastation particularly in parts of Zaire where one of the hottest strains of Ebola has been documented. Ebola Zaire has the highest rate of casualty. Among those infected, 90% will die. The first outbreak occurred in 1976 at the Yambuku Hospital in Zaire during which 280 died from infection. Ebola Zaire is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids. Because the virus causes extreme hemorrhaging, health care professionals must take precautions to avoid contact with infected blood. Symptoms of Ebola Zaire mirror those of malaria in the early stages. Symptoms include vomiting, nausea, abdominal pain, chest pain and seizures % of cases exhibit severe hemorrhaging from mucus membranes however death is caused by the shut down of multiple organs rather than blood loss. In Zaire, reduced access to medical care creates a greater potential for epidemic.