Lesson on Annotating

Annotating using Questions

by Donna Herrera

​Why annotate?

​You need to annotate to remember what you have read

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​You need to annotate to have evidence to prove your answer

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​You need to annotate to show you understand what you are reading

​There are different ways to annotate, but we are concentrating on one today...

​Using the Questions to Annotate

​One method of note-taking is using the questions to guide the highlighting process...

​1. Read the first question before reading the passage

​2. While reading the passage, search for the answer

​3. When you find the answer, highlight the text evidence

​4. Answer the question

​5. Read the next question

​6. Continue reading

​7. Follow the steps from 1-4 again

Multiple Choice

Annotating is a type of

• Note taking strategy

• Multiple choice test

• Writing activity

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

The purpose of annotating is to...

• make an assumption about what is being read

• make us do more work than we should be doing in English

• highlight the text word for word

• allow you to interact with, understand, and think about what the text is saying

Multiple Choice

What should you do when you find a word you don't know?

• Ignore it

• Guess what it means and move on

• Define it using a dictionary or context clues

• Write a catchy song about it

Multiple Choice

What's a way that you can get more out of annotating?

• Don't highlight or underline everything

• Talk to a friend or neighbor

• Reread the story or article

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Textual Evidence is

• the general character or attitude of a piece of writing

• the strategies used to determine whether or not written information is correct

• the atmosphere created by the writer

• added notes or information to the text

Multiple Choice

Annotation helps you to interact with the text for better reading comprehension.

• true
• false

Multiple Choice

Annotating is defined as...

• highlighting the entire text.
• markings/notes made on a text as you read it.
• summarizing the title. 
• taking notes about the main idea. 

Multiple Choice

What is textual evidence?

• You claim.
• Proof from the text to support your answer.
• What the author thinks about a topic.
• An explanation in your own words about your claim.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

• It makes your paragraph longer.
• It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.
• It shows that you know what you are talking about.
• It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

Multiple Choice

An inference is...

• Text evidence + what you know

• Retelling a text

• Making a guess without evidence

• Information written directly into the text.