Annotating the Test

Annotating is a type of

• note taking

• bad habit for college

• multiple choice test

• none of these

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

• information that is confusing

• information that is interesting

• information you already know

• information that is surprising

Annotating while reading helps you to stay________ and _______ while reading.

• cool and calm

• not interested and idle

• focused and engaged

• less alert and distracted

The way you annotate a text has to be the same way every time you use the strategy.

• True

• False

Annotating is defined as...

• taking notes about the main idea.

• markings/notes made on a text as you read it.

• summarizing the title.

• highlighting the entire text.

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.

What is the first step of the annotation process?

• What is the author saying?

• read the text

• Underline/circle/highlight/define

• number the paragraphs

• What is the author doing?

What is the second step of the annotation process?

• number the paragraphs

• read the text

• Underline/circle/highlight/define

• What is the author saying?

• What is the author doing?

What is step three of the annotation process?

• number the paragraphs

• read the text

• What is the author doing?

• What is the author saying?

• Underline/circle/highlight/define

What is step four of the annotation process?

• What is the author doing?

• read the text

• Underline/circle/highlight/define

• What is the author saying?

• number the paragraphs