Annotation

Annotation

Multiple Choice

What is annotation?

• Annotation refers to the act of encrypting data for security purposes.
• Annotation is the process of removing content from a piece of information.
• Annotation is the act of adding notes, comments, to a piece of content to provide additional context, information or make it easier to find information later.

• Annotation is a term used to describe the formatting of text in a document.

Poll

How do you feel about annotation?

• What is annotation?

• I hate it.

• I don't use it, but I know it helps me.

• I use it and it helps me.

Why should you annotate texts?

• It can help you learn words you may not know

• It can help focus your reading

• It helps you remember what you read

• It help you make sense of what you read

• It makes it easier to navigate and pull evidence from a text

Open Ended

What is one way annotation can help you?

​Jefferson Annotation Steps

Step #1 Number the paragraphs

• Try to do as class/group

• This help you find important information quickly

  • For Example, Discussions, assignments, and essays.

Labeling

Number the Paragraphs in this text

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

3

5

4

2

1

Step #2 Set a purpose for your reading

• Why are you reading this text?

• What are you looking for?

• What task will you have to complete?

Drag and Drop

Knowing the ​

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of the reading will help you know what is ​

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to look for, ​

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and come back to.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

purpose

important

underline

Step #3 Circle unknown vocabulary

• One of the easiest ways to increase your reading ability and overall knowledge is through vocabulary.

• Try and use context clues to help determine the definition.

• Don't ignore unknown words! Address them and build up your own vocabuary skills!

Draw

Circle any words you don't know the meaning of:

Step #4 Box Academic vocabulary

• Box words that may be important to your task (purpose) and your subject area.

• This applies to all subjects: English, Math, Social Studies, Science, etc.

Categorize

Options (13)

Hypothesis

Status

Exponent

Multiply

Circumference

Evidence

Experiment

Congress

Lawsuit

Delegation

Cumulus

Cumulonimbus

Organize these options into the right categories

Science

Types of clouds

Math Terms

Social Studies

Step #5 Underline the Evidence

• Think about your reading purpose:

• What will be important?

• Underline the evidence:

Multiple Choice

What is the best evidence that Zamperini was a talented athlete.

• Winning a local high school track meet
• Being a member of the school's chess club
• Participating in a baking competition
• In 1934 he set a world interscholastic record for the mile at 00:04:21.2 at the preliminary meet to the state championship.

Step # 6 Ask Questions

• Questions are beginning of knowledge.

• You WILL NOT be able to understand everything you read...

• Neither can I

• Questions can be used to clear up confusion or to deepen your understanding

Open Ended

Ask one question based off of this paragraph:

Multiple Select

What are ways you can annotate a text?

• Number Paragraphs

• Underline Evidence

• Circle unknow vocabulary

• Boxing Academic Vocabulary

• Ask Questions

Poll

How do feel about annotation?

• What is annotation

• I'm not sure I will be able to use

• I will try it out this year

• Annotation is a great tool I want to use