3.1.3 Intro to Lit Circles II

Introduction to Lit Circles Part II

Lesson 3.1.3
Learners can:

• review annotation techniques

• identify annotations they use while reading

• create a reading schedule

Open Ended

Why do we annotate when we read a text? What is the purpose of annotation?

• Annotations serve many purposes while reading.

• They help you:

  • remain an active reader

  • understand what you are reading

  • recall what you read

  • make connections

  • identify emotional responses

  • define words

  • notice patterns

Annotation Review

• So far this year, our annotations have been focusing on questions that you have, connections that you are making, and items of interest

• Remember, everyone annotates in their own way! You might circle unknown words and a classmate might underline or highlight them

• Annotation should be unique for what works best for YOU!

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Annotation Review

• Annotating just to annotate is not beneficial

• When you annotate a text, you mindfully make notes to help you understand and analyze what you are reading.

• Your annotations need to have a purpose

Annotation Don'ts

Multiple Select

Take a look at the annotation example. What are some annotation errors that are taking place?

• Everything is highlighted

• Key details are easy to see and help recall the information

• The annotation notes (?, !) are unclear

• We can easily see things like unknown words and identify patterns in the text

The example annotates by:

• highlighting specific details

• including phrases about why something was noted

• adding an annotation key so that they can remember what different marks mean.

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Annotation Do's

Multiple Select

What can you do to avoid annotation errors in your own work?

• You can include phrases and lines that add details about why something was annotated.

• You can include an annotation key to explain what annotation marks mean.

• You can highlight specific sentences or passages instead of whole paragraphs.

• You can rely on mental notes instead of writing annotations on the text pages or notes pages.

• There are ten days devoted to reading and discussing your literature circle book. This may seem like a short amount of time, but keep in mind that there is reading time built into your ELA class time.

• The easiest way to create your reading schedule is to find how many pages your book is and divide it by 10. This would give you a total number of pages to read each day.

  • For example, if your book is 200 pages, you would need to read 20 pages a day.

• Turn to the "Reading Schedule" on page 90 in your ELA Notebook and complete your reading schedule

Creating a Reading Schedule

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Poll

What Lit Circle book are you going to read?

• "The Wednesday Wars"

• "The Giver"

• "The Unteachables"

• "Out of my Mind"

• "A Wrinkle in Time"

• Lit circles will officially begin tomorrow

• Today, you are going to read at least the first 5 pages of your book

• Don't forget to annotate while you read! Remember, you can annotate in your actual book or in the notes on page 94 of your ELA Notebook

Ready, Set, Read

After you read at least 5 pages, the rest of class is Choice Time.

You can be working on:
-iReady Reading Practice
-Silent Reading (your Lit Circle book or a book of your choosing)
-Get Help from Mrs. Massack
-Overdue Edio Lessons

Wrap Up and Choice Time