Chunking, Annotation, & Summary 1

Reading Strategies Chunking Summarization Annotation They all work together, and, in the end, you will understand, on a deeper level, exactly what you have read. 2

Chunking The process of breaking the text up in smaller more manageable pieces Allows for greater summarization Allows for logical recall points Allows us understand smaller portions of text at one time 3

The Chunking Process Read through the article, first knowing that you will be reading it a 2 nd or even a 3 rd time Basic Chunking Strategies : 1. Number your paragraphs 2. Break the text into several equal pieces by drawing horizontal lines across the page after each “chunk.” 4

5 Chunk 1 Chunk 2

So we’ve chunked, now what? Summarize: Write the “ short version ” of each chunk on a Post- It Note 6

Reread to Identify Support and Opposition. You need 2 highlighter. ONE MUST be YELLOW, and one of a different color. Go back to Article 1. Highlight information/details that supports ______________ topic in YELLOW. Highlight information/details that OPPOSES ______________ topic in a different color. 7

Reread to Identify Support and Opposition. 8 This information supports my topic. This information opposes my topic.

After Summarizing and Highlighting ~ FORAGAINST You are ready to choose YOUR SIDE of the argument; are you FOR or AGAINST your topic? THINK carefully about all the information you’ve read before your make your choice. Look back at each article. Which color do you see more of? Yellow or other? Ask: “Which side do I think I can argue better?” ( This may not necessarily be the side you personally believe in.) Now, Pick a side. FORAGAINST You are ready to choose YOUR SIDE of the argument; are you FOR or AGAINST your topic? THINK carefully about all the information you’ve read before your make your choice. Look back at each article. Which color do you see more of? Yellow or other? Ask: “Which side do I think I can argue better?” ( This may not necessarily be the side you personally believe in.) Now, Pick a side. 9

After Summarizing and Highlighting ~ FOR AGAINST You need to go back into your articles looking for your big 3, the 3 reasons you are either FOR or AGAINST your topic. EX: Public school music programs should be better funded because ___________, __________, and _________. Reason 1Reason 2 Reason 3 You need to make a T-Chart for each reason. FOR AGAINST You need to go back into your articles looking for your big 3, the 3 reasons you are either FOR or AGAINST your topic. EX: Public school music programs should be better funded because ___________, __________, and _________. Reason 1Reason 2 Reason 3 You need to make a T-Chart for each reason. 10

Your T-Charts should be set up like this. My EVIDENCE from each article goes in the LEFT column and my COMMENTARY goes in the RIGHT column. 11

Evidence Side: Copy the quote exactly as it appears in the article. At the end of the quote put (A1) or (A2), etc. to indicate which article the evidence came from. Annotate the margin of the article with R1 or R2 or R3 when you copy a quote for evidence based on which reason the evidence is supporting. 12

What does good Annotating look like? 13