Annotation Codes
Text
Element
Theme
Character
Traits
Cause/
Effect
Facts &
Opinions
Code
What To Look For
TH
CT
Connections
TS
TT
TW
Vocabulary
V
-Author’s Message
-What does this text tell you about
the character’s personality?
-What caused ______?
-What result occurred from ______?
-A fact can be proven by science
-A judgment is an educated
guess/opinion based on research
-A speculation is merely a guess
based on no research
-Text to Self=connecting the text to
your own life
-Text to Text=connecting the text
to another text you’ve read/seen
-Text to World=connecting the text
to what happens in the world
around you
-Look up the definition in the
dictionary
-Use context clues to guess at the
meaning
CE
FO
Annotation Codes
Text
Element
Theme
Character
Traits
Cause/
Effect
Facts &
Opinions
Code
What To Look For
TH
CT
Connections
TS
TT
TW
Vocabulary
V
-Author’s Message
-What does this text tell you about
the character’s personality?
-What caused ______?
-What result occurred from ______?
-A fact can be proven by science
-A judgment is an educated
guess/opinion based on research
-A speculation is merely a guess
based on no research
-Text to Self=connecting the text to
your own life
-Text to Text=connecting the text
to another text you’ve read/seen
-Text to World=connecting the text
to what happens in the world
around you
-Look up the definition in the
dictionary
-Use context clues to guess at the
meaning
CE
FO
Annotation Codes
Text
Element
Theme
Character
Traits
Cause/
Effect
Facts &
Opinions
Code
What To Look For
TH
CT
Connections
TS
TT
TW
Vocabulary
V
-Author’s Message
-What does this text tell you about
the character’s personality?
-What caused ______?
-What result occurred from ______?
-A fact can be proven by science
-A judgment is an educated
guess/opinion based on research
-A speculation is merely a guess
based on no research
-Text to Self=connecting the text to
your own life
-Text to Text=connecting the text
to another text you’ve read/seen
-Text to World=connecting the text
to what happens in the world
around you
-Look up the definition in the
dictionary
-Use context clues to guess at the
meaning
CE
FO
Annotation Codes
Text
Element
Theme
Character
Traits
Cause/
Effect
Facts &
Opinions
Code
What To Look For
TH
CT
Connections
TS
TT
TW
Vocabulary
V
-Author’s Message
-What does this text tell you about
the character’s personality?
-What caused ______?
-What result occurred from ______?
-A fact can be proven by science
-A judgment is an educated
guess/opinion based on research
-A speculation is merely a guess
based on no research
-Text to Self=connecting the text to
your own life
-Text to Text=connecting the text
to another text you’ve read/seen
-Text to World=connecting the text
to what happens in the world
around you
-Look up the definition in the
dictionary
-Use context clues to guess at the
meaning
CE
FO