Annotating Text

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Annotating Text

• Tangerine by Edward Bloor

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What is annotating?

• 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.

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What is annotating?

• Its having a conversation with the text.
• Its questions, comments, opinions, and ideas
  inspired by the text.
• It represents your personal interaction with the
  story.

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Annotating Techniques COMMENTS

• Writing comments in the marginsuse 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.

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Annotating Techniques COMMENTS

• 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.

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Annotating TechniquesSYMBOLS

• 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

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Annotating TechniquesHIGHLIGHTING

• 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.

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Annotating TechniquesUNDERLINING

• 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.

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WARNING!

• Remember that highlighting or underlining full
  passages or pages is the same as highlighting or
  underlining NOTHING because you cant tell whats
  important.
• Instead use brackets to encapsulate important
  passages AND combine with comments or symbols.

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Annotating Tangerine

• Write your name and class period on the inside
  cover.
• Use pen, pencil, highlighter, and/or different
  color fine-tipped markers to annotate.
• Make a KEY on the inside cover to define how you
  annotate.
• You might define use of colors, different writing
  instruments, symbols, etcon your key.

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Annotating Tangerine

• Annotate multiple times while you read and be
  prepared to share and discuss your annotations in
  class.
• In addition to your own self-selected
  annotations, be sure to annotate your thoughts
  on
• CHARACTERS/CHARACTERIZATION
• THEME

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TERMS

• Characterization how the author develops a
  characters 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

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Annotation Expectations

• 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
• Significant plot, character, and thematic moments
  annotated

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Annotation Expectations

• C Level Annotation
• Annotative markings and comments are sparse and
  simple
• Overuse of highlighting/underlining without
  comment
• Lack of depth/effort in annotations
• F Level Annotation
• Incomplete annotation
• Pointless and/or random annotation
• Little/no written comments

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Citations

• http//www.spx.org/departments/english/summerreadi
  ng/documents/SummerReading-Annotating.pdf
• http//www.bucks.edu/specpop/annotate.htm
• http//writing.colostate.edu/guides/reading/critre
  ad/pop5b.cfm