Annotation
READ WITH THE PEN IN HAND
Be an active reader . . .
Think when you read . . .
Pause and reflect . . .
IN THE MARGIN
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underline
OR
highlight
WHAT IT MEANS
I don’t’ understand this.
This is new to me.
I’m surprised by this!
This is a shock!
This is really important.
I need to know this.
The teacher repeated this and pointed it out more than once.
I don’t know this word.
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This is the answer on the study guide.
This is the answer on the test.
I noticed these word patterns or repetitions.
Use these sparingly, to emphasize the very most important things
in the reading. Look at all the things you underlined or
highlighted only the most important.
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This is a turning word, like “so” or “but.”
This is a time word, like “when” or “next.”
1, 2, 3
To indicate the sequence of points the author makes in
developing a single point or argument
Pg.1
to indicate where else in the text the author made points relevant
to the point marked; to tie up ideas in the book, which, though
separated by pages, belong together
Writing
writing in the margins around the text to record questions,
answers, to reduce a complicated passage into a simple
statement, to record sequence of major points, to write your
thoughts or connections you make to the text
Use around any examples of figurative language such as
symbolism, metaphors, alliteration, rhyming, etc.