1. Annotate That!
How to interact with text…
Research 4 Today

2. Annotation:
(noun) a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram: “marginal annotations”
Synonyms: note * notation * comment

3. What Are Annotations?
Annotations are when the reader writes down his ideas directly on the text as he reads.
By interacting with the text, readers are better able to understand what the text is stating.

4. What purpose does annotating serve?
Sample…
Let’s look at a sample of annotations on the next slide.
Try to answer the following question:
What purpose does annotating serve?

7. What purpose does annotating serve?
The purpose of annotating text…
Makes our reading “thinking intensive”
Helps us interact with the text by jotting our thinking, particularly related to informational material.
Leaves TRACKS of our thinking
LASTLY…
When readers jot down their thoughts they remember why they wrote something and are better able to learn, understand, and remember what they read.

8. In what ways could you annotate a text?
In other words what types of comments could you jot down?

9. Ways to interact with text…
Text Codes
something known ✔
new learning L
a question ? or Q
confusion ??
important information ★
exciting/surprising information !
connection (Reminds me of…) R
Examples: texts/movies/news, life experiences)
vocabulary (Define words or slang) V
inferences/interpretation
(of what is happening in the text) I

10. More Examples… Draw a picture when a visual connection is appropriate.
Re-write, paraphrase, or summarize a difficult passage or moment.
Describe a new perspective you may now have.
Explain the historical context or traditions/social customs that
are used in the passage.
Make connections to other parts of the text.
(Feel free to use direct quotes from the text.)

11. Get ready to… Leave Tracks of Your Thinking!
Practice
Let’s practice annotations on the informational text “Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction”.
Get ready to… Leave Tracks of Your Thinking!