ENGLISH I
CLOSE READING & ANNOTATION GUIDE
5)respond expresses ideas about a topic,
ENGLISH I
CLOSE READING & ANNOTATION GUIDE
LEFT MARGIN
Put paragraph in your own words
(This should not be complete sentences
Bullet points)
LEFT MARGIN
Put paragraph in your own words
(This should not be complete sentences
Bullet points)
WITHIN TEXT
WITHIN TEXT
_____put star beside main idea
What is the text about as a whole?
(usually in first paragraph)
______highlight at least 5 details that support
main idea
(How does the author PROVE the main idea?)
______circle at least 3 words you don’t know
(look up the words and write definition in
right margin)
______put question marks over 2 sentences or
passages that are confusing to you
_____put star beside main idea
What is the text about as a whole?
(usually in first paragraph)
______highlight at least 5 details that support
main idea
(How does the author PROVE the main idea?)
______circle at least 3 words you don’t know
(look up the words and write definition in
right margin)
______put question marks over 2 sentences or
passages that are confusing to you
RIGHT MARGIN
RIGHT MARGIN
_______draw a star and write PURPOSE of article
(Why did the author write this?)
PURPOSES:
1)INFORM describe, explain, give facts
2)INSTRUCT to tell the reader HOW to do
something
3)PERSUADE to try to get the reader to agree
with the author
4)narrate tells sequence of events
_______draw a star and write PURPOSE of article
(Why did the author write this?)
PURPOSES:
1)INFORM describe, explain, give facts
2)INSTRUCT to tell the reader HOW to do
something
3)PERSUADE to try to get the reader to agree
with the author
4)narrate tells sequence of events
5)respond expresses ideas about a topic,