1. Gettysburg Address
Close Reading

2. The act of adding notes or comments to something
What is an Annotation?
The act of adding notes or comments to something
Interacting with your text and finding meaning in what you read as you read it.
“Interacting” is a funny way to think about how you read a book the best way to understand and find meaning in a book is to:
Write down your thoughts
Ask questions
Respond to the words you read
AN ANNOTATION IS A LOT MORE THAN A SUMMARY!

3. What to use when Annotating:
Underline major points
Circle word's/phrases that are confusing
Use a ? And write out you question
Use ! For things that surprise you
Draw  to link connections
Mark EX to denote examples, write comments in margin
Numerate arguments, important details

4. Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address
First Read & Annotate – use a pencil
Independently read and write the above text.
Use your annotation sheet to help understand the text
Remember! This is only the first read, you will have more chances to annotate
15 minutes

5. Cite specific examples from the text to support your written response.
Quick Write – 5 min.
What is the passage, “Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address” mostly about?
Cite specific examples from the text to support your written response.
With your partner take turns reading out loud your quick writes.
Then compare your answers and support it by using textual evidence.

6. Lets Read It Again! Your job is to follow along as the teacher reads.
Be ready to write something new learned from the text.
Do not write during reading.

7. Think…Write…Talk What does “Four score and seven years ago refer to?
How does Lincoln discuss “all men are created equal?”
*Add to quick write *

8. Lets Read It Again! Last read!
Look for any more information that DIGS DEEPER into the concepts and details of the writing.
Use Annotation skills
This time only 8 minutes

9. Listen For More…
Teacher will model annotating while reading it with the students. Add notes to your sheet during this time based on the class discussion.

10. Answer/Cite Questions
Verbal Pair-Share Why has the Battle of Gettysburg been called “the most crucial battle in America history?” Silent Dialogue The passage sequences the events that led up to the Gettysburg address. What events happened first? The Gettysburg Address shows Lincoln’s determination to have a unified country once more. What evidence (sentence) from his speech best supports this conclusion?

11. Take It To….. Writing Gettysburg Address Reflection
What is the “great task” described in the Gettysburg Address? What does President Lincoln's description of the “great task” show about his attitude toward the war?
Cite evidence from the text to support your answer.
2-3 paragraphs
Develop a deeper textual understanding of the text.
-Clear & concise summary of the essential points
-WITHOUT a personal opinion or connection

13. #Exit Tweet
Why is annotating crucial to summarizing texts?

14. Bell Work
What is an annotation?

15. Refresher
Review the text, your annotation, and your quick write as a refresher from what we did yesterday so we can continue today.