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{ Annotating The how’s and why’s
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A method of writing down your ideas of a text Traces your reading of a text and how you relate to a text What does “annotate” mean?
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Main ideas (plot, significant facts, thesis, key events, etc) Unfamiliar vocabulary Questions that you may have Items in a list Epiphany What types of information should one mark within a text?
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Any information you find important Conflicts within Personality traits Symbolism etc. What info to mark? (cont.)
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Marking notes in the margin or within the text Writing a brief summary after a section or chapter Using boxes, triangles, or other shapes Using symbols (,[, *, !, ?, #) or abbreviations What are some common ways to annotate?
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Underlining or highlighting Do not underline or highlight everything—what’s point of annotating? Use in conjunction with another method, such as a comment. *Use post-it notes More common ways…
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* So you don’t have to go re-read everything when you are looking for important items or when you go to study. The important parts are already marked. Why should I annotate?
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GRAMMAR: Good Just ok Not so good Weakest area
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