Annotating Poetry

What is the purpose of annotating poems?

• To waste time with mindless reading

• To remember, understand, and connect with the poem

• To highlight and underline the entire text

• To draw symbols without writing notes

What is annotation NOT?

• Highlighting without a purpose

• Underlining or highlighting the majority of the text

• Drawing symbols without writing notes

• Reading for understanding

What are some annotation tools?

• Pen and paper

• Colored pens

• Highlighter

• Post-it notes

What should you do when you come across words or phrases you don't know?

• Skip over them

• Underline and define them

• Ignore them

• Guess their meaning

What should you do when you come across repeated words or phrases?

• Underline them

• Highlight them

• Circle them

• Ignore them