Close Reading and Annotating

Annotation is NOT Highlighting

• True
• False

Annotation slows down the reader in order to deepen understanding

• True 
• False

Annotation does NOT occur with digital and print texts

• 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

What does annotating means?

• to draw

• to highlight

• to take short notes

• to make noise

When you annotate what does the check mark mean?

• Love and idea or piece of information

• Something that strikes you as funny

• Disagree with or makes you upset

• Something that you agree with in the text

When making annotations, what does the exclamation mean?

• Something confusing or puzzuling

• An important piece of cake

• Important piece of information

• Something in the text that you don't know

When readers make this annotation mark in their text they are:

• confused about a part on the text or an event that happened in the text

• thinking it is a funny part of the story

• agreeing with something that happened in the story

• notating something sad that happened

What does this symbol represent?

• A beautiful shiny star

• Something funny in the text

• Something that surprise you, shocked you, or something that you don't know

• An important piece of information