text annotation

One purpose for text coding or annotation is....

• To make the text colorful.

• to increase understanding of a text.

• To take up time in class.

• To help the author write better.

Another reason for text annotation is....

• To make the text more interesting

• To make the author rethink their claim.

• To help you identify things you do not understand.

• To help you read faster.

Another reason annotating a text helps the reader is....

• To engage your mind and keep it alert.

• To help identify the type of text it is.

• To improve your writing skills.

• To help you understand the characters in a text better.

The symbol of a star or asterisk is to identify

• To identify the words you need to look up.

• To identify things you disagree with.

• parts you do not understand or want to ask about.

• the main idea or important information.

A frown face or the word "no!" is used to identify...

• Something negative in the text.

• Something that you disagree with in the text.

• A word used incorrectly in the text.

• A typo.

What is the line and arrow used for in annotation?

• To make the text more interesting.

• To connect a paragraph to the one after it.

• To connect details to the main idea in a text.

• To point to a paragraph.

Why would you write CE in the margin?

• Because you identified clear evidence in a text.

• You identified a text structure that is unusual.

• You identified a cause and effect in a text.

• You found information that needs to be cleared up.