Annotation Notes

Annotation is NOT Highlighting

• True
• False

ALL the following are examples of annotating a text EXCEPT

• Underline 
• Circle 
• Cross out 
• Write a question 

Annotation is a note of any form made while reading text. 

• True 
• False

Which of these situations would not require you to annotate by underling or highlighting the text?

• information that is confusing
• information you already know
• information that is interesting
• information that is suprising

Which points do you identify in an article?

• unimportant details
• main points
• people's names
• none of these

Direct quotes from an article should be used in a summary.

• True
• False

A summary should give a snapshot of what an article is about.

• True
• False

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.  

When you underline the article you are looking for...

• big ideas, reasons, or arguments
• personal connections
• words you don't understand
• graphics, lists, other text features

When you highlight you...

• should do this first
• highlight entire sentences and even paragraphs 
• highlight pieces of the sentences that are important to the main ideas
• should number the paragraphs.