BELLRINGER:”THE MAN WHO DOES NOT READ HAS NO
ADVANTAGE OVER THE MAN WHO CANNOT READ.” WHAT DOES
THIS QUOTE MEAN? EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.
Today is Thursday, August 15th.
Welcome to class!
Please remember to work on your bellringer SILENTLY.
DISCUSS WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR
Turn to the person sitting next to you and share
your answers.
OBJECTIVES/TODAY’S AGENDA
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Objectives:
1. to summarize information read in non-fiction essay
2. to analyze an author’s purpose and audience
3. to determine the central idea of a text
Agenda:
1. Review Key Academic Vocabulary
2. Teacher Instruction: Active Reading and Annotation
3. Independent Practice: “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”
4. Group Assignment: Literary Analysis Questions
5. Exit Ticket: 3, 2, 1.
ACADEMIC VOCABULARY
Purpose
Audience
Repetition
The reason why a
text was written
The specific people
for whom the text
was written
Repeating of words,
phrases or ideas,
especially to add
emphasis
Summarize
Metaphor
Significant
To give a brief
a comparison
statement of the
between two unlike
main points of a text things
The quality of being
worthy of attention;
important
HOW TO ANNOTATE- “MARK UP” THE TEXT
 Annotate sounds like “Note”
 When we annotate a text, we take notes (literally) on the text in order to help us
gain a deeper understanding of what we are reading.
 In the margins, write brief comments. If the margins are narrow, you may want to
use post-it notes. When writing comments, you might …
 Observe what is being said or done
 Define unfamiliar words
 Identify a theme being developed
 Paraphrase or summarize a difficult phrase, sentence or passage
 Identify a literary technique
 Infer a character quality
ANNOTATE
 Sounds like “note”
 We take notes (literally) on the text in order to help us understand it better
 Here are some examples:
GROUP PRACTICE
 You will work with your partner to annotate pages 1-2. You will work individually
to annotate pages 3-4 and answer the questions.
 You will work with the person who has the same color and number as you.
 Remember the rules for group work:
 1. Only speak to your group members.
 2. Your talking should be on-topic.
 3. Your talking should be low-level.
DIRECTIONS
 Directions: As you read the text, you must annotate or “mark it up” as follows.
Stop at the end of each paragraph to mark it up.
 1, Put a question mark beside any unfamiliar words and any sentences you did not
understand.
 2, Draw a star beside anything that stood out to you or that you felt strongly
about
 3. Highlight important events, decisions, or thoughts, or words expressed by the
author or a character
 4. Write a brief summary sentence after each paragraph.
ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS
 When you finish your annotation, you must begin answering the questions #1-4.
 If you do not understand what a question is asking, please raise your hand and I
will come help you!
HOMEWORK
 For homework tonight, you will read and annotate “Learning to Read” by
Malcolm X. This is due when you get to class tomorrow!!!