Annota&ng  a  Text  

Tools  

Why  Annotate?  

•  Read  with  purpose  &  focus  

•  Connect  &  engage  with  text  

•  Help  develop  meaning  &  understanding  

•  Prepare  for  discussion  

How  to  Annotate?  

Lots  of  ways!  

Make  Connec&ons  

Text  to  Self  à  How  does  this  relate  to  me?  

Text  to  Text  à  How  does  this  relate  to  something  else  I’ve  seen/read/heard?        Text  to  World  à  How  does  this  relate  to  real  world  events  (past  and  present)?  

Ask  Ques&ons  

•  Confused?  Not  sure  what  something  means?  Or  why  it’s  included?  

•  Put  a  ?  next  to  confusing  parts  

•  Jot  down  your  ques&ons  

Make  an  Inference  

An  inference  is  an  educated  guess  based  on  2  things:  – What  you’re  reading  (text  clues)  – What  you  already  know  outside  the  reading  (schema)  

 What  can  you  infer  from  the  reading?  Make  an  educated  guess  or  predic&on!  

Jot  Down  Comments/Thoughts  

What  is  going  on

 in  your  head  

as  

you  read?    

How  is  the  rea

ding  making  y

ou  feel?    

Write  it  down  so

 you’ll  remember!  

Note  Significant  Parts/What  Stands  Out  

•  Highlight,  underline,  or  *  important  info  that  stands  out  to  you  

       Careful  not  to  go  too            overboard  with  this  one!  

Whenever  reading  for  class,  always  annotate!!