What Why and How Mrs McGrath Annotating What does it mean to annotate Lets discuss What to Annotate Words you dont know Literary devices or techniques Short summary of a section of information ID: 209813
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Annotating
What, Why, and How
Mrs. McGrathSlide2
Annotating
What does it mean to annotate?
Let’s discuss…Slide3
What to Annotate
- Words you don’t know
- Literary devices or techniques
- Short summary of a section of information
- Connections to previous knowledge
- Personal comments; have a dialogue
with the text!Slide4
Why
should you annotate
?
Why????
Let’s discuss . . . .Slide5
Why to annotate?
Reason # 1
-
It helps you to
understand
what you read
- It makes you read more
critically
and
more
analytically
(This means that you read
closely and think while you read)
Note: This is likely to improve reading scores!
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Why to annotate?
Reason #
2
-
It makes
the information
usable
-
You can actually
use
the information
whenever you need to (class discussions
and essays)
Note
: This is likely to
improve writing grades, and you will
stand out in class discussions!
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Why to annotate?
Reason #
3
- It
helps you to
remember
information more
because it imprints information in your
memory
Note
: This is likely to
improve test and quiz grades!Slide8
How
should you annotate?
How????
Let’s discuss . . . .Slide9
How
to annotate?
Underline, circle, highlight words or phrases
AND
make a note in the margin
Keep it short and to the point!Slide10
How to annotate?
Words
you don’t
know
Circle the word
Take a guess based on the context,
and write your guess in the margin
(when you have time, look it up. Or look it up right away if it is essential to understand at that moment.)Slide11
How to annotate?
Literary
devices or
techniques
Underline or highlight
Identify it in the margin
Make an insightful comment
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How to annotate?
Short
summary of a section of
information
When you read important information, highlight it and put a note in the margin that labels what that information is aboutSlide13
How to annotate?
- Connections to previous knowledge
-
Personal comments; have a dialogue
with the text
!
Make comments about these in the margin.Slide14
Annotate Everything You Read!
You
will
be glad you did!