Annotating strategies for questions and writing

Annotate means ________.

• To draw pictures and underline to explain.

• To use a highlighter on the text.

• To highlight, add notes, and write critical comments on a text.

• to answer the question

Which example shows how to most effectively annotate a text?

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How can you keep track of the different marks and writing you make during annotating?

• underline

• draw

• color code

• circle

In the following question and choices, which word(s) should the reader annotate to assist finding the answer?

1. Which statement best describes the change of tone in the final stanza of "Nightmares"?

a. It changes from reflective to reassured.

b. It changes from doubting to knowing.

c. It changes from frustrated to content.

d. It changes from frightened to amused.

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Which answer is highlighted correctly to assist you with the correct answer?

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In "Excerpt from Gadgets: Built To Not Last", what does the phrase "throwaway culture" in paragraph 3 suggest about our society? Use two details from the excerpt to support your response. Which answer MEETS the criteria of the question?

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What does the writer do first with the prompt?

• Cite Evidence

• Answer it

• Turn it into a statement

• Nothing

Restate and answer the following question. What is the name of the river that was used by the Poverty Point Indians for trade?

• The Poverty Point Indians and the Mississippi River are important to the culture of Louisiana.

• Columbus' arrival in the New World came to signal the end for native cultures worldwide by spreading diseases and creating conflicts in the New World.

• Columbus' arrival in the New World came to signal the end for native cultures worldwide and for that I am glad.

• I don't think that Columbus' arrival in the New World came to signal the end for native cultures worldwide.

Imagine that you are writing a historical fiction story about the Code Talkers or the Ghost Army. Choose a character to write about and a situation to start your story with. Then write a one- or two-paragraph Historical Fiction Beginning, introducing your character(s) and narrator. Grab your reader's attention and provide details about the situation. Establish a clear point of view, either first person or third person.

Answer explanation

1. What must the writer do.

2. What is the writer writing about? (TOPIC)

3. What must the writer include?

Some inventions that are purposefully designed are failures, while other inventions become successful by accident.

Write an informational/explanatory essay in your own words explaining why this can happen. What can an inventor do to ensure success?

Be sure to use information from BOTH passages in your informational/explanatory essay.

Answer explanation

1. What must the writer do.

2. What is the writer writing about? (TOPIC)

3. What must the writer include?