1. The Art of Annotating

2. What is Annotating?
Annotating is marking the pages with notes to show active reading.

3. What Does A Paper with Annotations Look Like?
clearly identifies the important information in the text
express the main ideas of a text
introduces the reader’s thoughts and reactions to the text

4. Steps to Annotation Step #1:
Skim the article using these symbols as you read:
(+) agree, (-) disagree, (*) important (!) surprising, (?) wondering, (v) vocabulary

5. Step #2
Number the paragraphs. Read the article carefully and make notes in the margins. Notes should include:
Comments that show that you understand the article
Questions you have that show what you are wondering about as you read.
Mark any new vocabulary that you did not know or understand

6. Other Things to Consider When You Are Annotating
Underline key words and phrases
Summarize a topic/argument/etc.
Introduce an idea
Giving examples and make connections

7. Step #3
Complete a final quick read noting anything you may have missed during the first two reads.
You can make any additional annotations in the margin at this time.

8. When to Use CROP QV What is CROP QV? C Connections R Response/Reaction
O Opinion
P Prediction
Q Questions
V Visualization

9. CROP QV does not work with all texts.
If it does not work, use the parts that will work.
Always make notes on the text or in the margins to help you understand what you are reading.
Use a dictionary to define words you do not understand.