Annotation

The purpose of annotation is to...

• understand what you are reading better

• writing stuff down

• reading a new text

• Highlighting unknown words in the text

When you annotate you...

• read the text once

• higlight key/important words

• circle the title of the text

First read means you...

• only read the first time.

• read and annotate each paragraph the first time.

• highligh, circle and comment on each paragraph.

If you know all the words in the paragraph you should...

• circle a word you need to know the meaning of.

• circle at least three words in each paragraph

• circle a random word

The topic of a text can be described in...

• one word

• one to two words

• a sentence

The main idea of a text is...

• what the text is mostly about.

• what the writer said.

• where you can find information.

• the main reason of the text.

There are many reasons to buy a house. One of the most important reason is that you will be investing in something that belongs to you. Many people rent apartments but work hard so that one day they can own a home.

What is the topic of this paragraph?

• buying a home

• renting an apartment

• investing

There are many reasons to buy a house. One of the most important reason is that you will be investing in something that belongs to you. Many people rent apartments but work hard so that one day they can own a home.

What is the main idea of this paragraph?

• There are a lot of reasons to buy a house.

• There are many people who live in apartments.

• There are many people who invest.