Annotating Guide
Before Reading
 *Identify the title
 # Number all Subheadings
 Consider what you already know about the topic.
During Reading
 Identify what the article is about
 Locate difficult words, concepts, ideas
In the margins:
 Make notes to self
 Ask Questions
 Comment
 Make Reflections
After Reading
Review annotations
1. Do my annotations adequately highlight important information in the
text?
2. Will my annotations help to remind me what I’ve read?
3. Did I effectively use my annotating codes?
©Whitney Impellizeri (2015)