ANNOTATION/SUMMARY

BY: LALINDA STREETDevelopmental Reading - DVR 0061

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Does the cover art ever influence what books you read?

What does this cover imply about the novel?

Why do books for adults readers seldom have illustrations?

Do you create pictures in your mind when you read?

How else do you interact with text you read? Do you ever write notes in textbooks as you read?

Manage Your College Reading: Highlight, Annotate, and Make Marginal Notes•Highlighting – Annotating - Marginal

Notes are three active reading strategies that ask you to think and make decisions as you read

Steps for Marking a text

• 1. Preview • 2. Read• 3. Determine author’s purpose• 4. Determine the topic• 5. Determine the pattern of organization• 6. Determine the main idea• 7. Go back and mark the text

Highlighting

•Highlighting allows for important information to stand out, however never highlight too much. ▫Decide what is important

Topic sentence and major supporting details Highlight all boldface information Chapter titles Headings Subheadings Key vocabulary

ANNOTATION • What is Annotation?

What word is found within Annotation

Annotation Introduction• Annotation means to write a brief, useful notes in

your own words in the margins next to the next. This requires you to become an active reader

▫ Annotation allows for you to connect to the text on a personal level. For instances, writing comments such as I disagree, No way, Amazing etc.

• Read the text and clarify what you need to know

• Reread the portion you need to annotate

ANNOTATION Mark – restating information in the margins and

using symbols▫ T for thesis; MI for main idea; EX for examples;

S for summary; DEF for definition; 1, 2, 3 for major points; F for fact; I for opinion; ? For items to be clarified, and * for important concepts. Underline judiciously.

ANNOTATION• Use marking with annotations to indicate the organization of

ideas. Think about the text structure (ie. examples, cause and effect, etc.) Your margin annotations will often refer to these structures.

• Ex. (Examples)• Causes/Effects • 1 2 3 etc. to indicate lists, steps, etc.• Brackets • Arrows to connect ideas• 5. Mark TERMS and definitions. • Def. • Use circles or boxes to emphasize terms • 6. Put an * by important information.• Put a ? By confusing information

• However it is good to create your own marking symbols to assist with your learning

Student’s System of AnnotationMain or key point * ________

Important supporting detail √________

Word to know or define word

Definition of a word Defn.

Numbering of points 1, 2, 3

Questions or confusion ?

Marginal Notes Ex., Def, Cz (cause), Ef (Effects or results) Topic, Prob

Reread this portion for better understanding R.R.

Definitely a test question T.Q.

I like this idea

I disagree

ANNOTATION• As part of the DO stage, determine the

THESIS of the article.

• The thesis may be located near the end of the introduction or in the concluding paragraph, or it may be unstated. WRITE the thesis in your own words at the top of the reading selection.

ANNOTATION• Determine a MAIN IDEA for each

major paragraph.

• If the main idea is directly stated, underline it.

• Write MI in the margin beside each main idea. If a main idea is not directly stated, write it in your own words in the margin

ANNOTATION• Mark MAJOR SUPPORTING IDEAS.

There are several ways to mark supporting ideas.

• Use a combination of margin annotations, symbols, and underlining of brief phrases.

• (Be careful not to underline too many details. Too much underlining is worse than none!)

ANNOTATION• Use ANNOTATIONS to record your

thinking:• Write brief summary notes to

emphasize points made in graphics. • Write brief answers to your questions

in the margins.• Make a brief outline of the material in

the margins.• Summarize important points in your

own words in the margins.• State the CONCLUSION in your own words

at the end of the article. Write “Conclusion” in the margin.

Annotation (recap continued)• Note relationship of text structure

patterns• Restate information in graphics• Tag confusing ideas you need to clarify• Review your annotation.

ANNOTATING – CLASS COMPLETION• Guided Practice “Report: Teen Birth Rate Hits

Record Low”

• Thinking it Through – Marking A TEXT▫ Before you begin, answer the following

questions▫ 1. What is the topic of this article?▫ 2. How is the article structured▫ 3. Why did the author write the article?▫ 4. What is the most important point about the

article?

ISSUE PAST 2005 IMPLICATIONS

Teen sexual activity

Condom use

Teen birth rate

Children’s health coverage

Low birth weight

Report: Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low

Preschool Literacy

Working parents

High School completion

Overall Trends