Annotating is

• reading something multiple times

• highlighting and underlining when reading

• circling words and finding definitions

• taking notes as you read so that you are able to analyze it

Think of annotating as having a conversation with yourself about what you're reading. You are just making your ________ _______.

Before you start reading, you should...

• Turn the title into a question by using one of the question words

• circle and define words

• highlight and underline important facts

• number the paragraphs

As you read something for the first time, you should ​ (a)   and read for understanding.​ ​

• circle words you don't know
• number the paragraphs
• summarize what you read
• highlight important facts

When re-reading a text for a second or third time, you should....

• draw and doodle in the margins

• highligh words or phrases that answer our essential question(s)

• take notes or summarize why you higlighted in the margin

• define the words you didn't know earlier

The last step of annotating is to....

• making a list of what happened in the text

• write a summary about the text that also answers the EQ

• turning in the assignment

• Writing all of the definitions of unknown words