1. Short Stories The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli Tangerine by Edward Bloor

2.  It is writing in a book to show your interaction with the text.  It is ACTIVE reading.  It makes the invisible visible.  It supports understanding of text and critical thinking.

3.  It’s having a conversation with the text.  It’s questions, comments, opinions, and ideas inspired by the text.  It represents your personal interaction with the story.  It helps you focus on required aspects of the story such as Author’s Craft.

4.  Writing comments in the margins—use any white space available.  Writing comments in between or within lines of the text.  Writing questions or wonderings.  Writing predictions as you read.  Recording personal connections with the story.

5.  Expressing agreement or disagreement with text.  Commenting on the actions or development of a character.  Noting a realization or epiphany.  Recording discussion points to clarify with others.

6.  Putting circles, boxes, triangles, or clouds around words or phrases.  Connecting ideas with lines and/or arrows.  Using abbreviations or symbols. Exclamation points Stars Asterisks Question marks Numbers

7.  Use this method sparingly (not a lot!)  Highlight only a few words or short phrases.  Always combine with another technique such as a comment or symbol.

8.  Use this method sparingly (not a lot!)  Underline only a few words or short phrases.  Always combine with another technique such as a comment or symbol.

9.  Remember that highlighting or underlining full passages or pages is the same as highlighting or underlining NOTHING because you can’t tell what’s important.  Instead use [brackets] to encapsulate important passages AND combine with comments or symbols.

10.  Write your name, class period, and teacher on the inside cover.  Use a RED pen to annotate for author’s craft.  Use a different color to annotate your questions, COMMENTS (see earlier slide), connections, and clever thoughts.  You should make a KEY on the inside cover if you use symbols to annotate.

11.  Annotate multiple times while you read and be prepared to share and discuss your annotations in class.  Focus specifically on the elements of Author’s Craft to which you have been introduced.  Be aware of how author’s craft affects mood, characterization, and theme.

12. TERMS REVIEW  Author’s Craft - Language and techniques the author purposely uses to craft (or create) and enhance a story  Mood – A feeling created by the author through his/her use of words Mood can vary from scene to scene, but often longer works (like a novel) have an overall mood as well

13.  Characterization – how the author develops a character’s personality through actions, thoughts, words, and physical description  Theme – a message about life or human nature that can be inferred by analyzing the events, characters, and outcomes in a novel or literary work

14.  Annotation should ADD to the reading experience; it requires time and thought, but should not be too disruptive.  “A” Level Annotation Annotative markings and comments apparent in every chapter on many pages (appx. 80% of pages or more) Clear focus on Author’s Craft and mood, characterization, and theme

15.  “C” Level Annotation Annotative markings and comments are sparse and simple (appx. 60% of pages) Overuse of highlighting/underlining without comment No clear focus on Author’s Craft  “F” Level Annotation Incomplete/missing annotation Pointless and/or random annotation Little/no written comments

16.  http://www.spx.org/departments/englis h/summerreading/documents/SummerR eading-Annotating.pdf http://www.spx.org/departments/englis h/summerreading/documents/SummerR eading-Annotating.pdf  http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/annota te.htm http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/annota te.htm  http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/readi ng/critread/pop5b.cfm http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/readi ng/critread/pop5b.cfm