1. What to pay attention to and take note of
Close reading
What to pay attention to and take note of

2. Review: Rules of Notice
Things to “notice” when you read:
Titles
Names and introductions of characters
Setting (contributes to mood, affects actions)
Epigraphs (quotes at the beginnings of works)
Change in typography (italics, bold, spacing)
Figurative language (metaphor, symbolism)
Moments of high detail
Uncharacteristic behavior
Ruptures in time (flashback, flash forward)

3. Guide to Annotations It’s a conversation between you and the text:
Use Rules of Notice
Underline/highlight when you first meet characters.
Beginnings and endings are significant
Look up words you don’t know, and jot a definition nearby.
Pay careful attention to any foreign language used
Write in the margins!
Predictions
Reactions
Connections:
Text-to-text
Text-to-self
Text-to-world

4. “War is damaging brave people” “Likening him to a scared animal—a dog”
“Down to a mechanical form, do all this without thought”
“Treating/calling at him as if an animal”
“How to alienate”