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9/24/15Do Now:- Take out your completed
Cornell Note summaries- Take out something to write
with
Homework:- Read and annotate
“Understanding the Temporary Insanity of Adolescence”
Content Objective: Students will gain an understanding of strategies to use when reading and annotating non-fiction texts.
Language Objective: Students will practice annotation strategies on the “Understanding the Temporary Insanity of Adolescence” article.
Monday: “What’s on your Mind?”
Tuesday: Intro Salinger and 1950’s
Wednesday: NO SCHOOL
Thursday: Annotating and “The Temporary Insanity of Adolescence”
Friday: Anticipation Guide
Looking Ahead:
1) Annotating Strategies
2) “The Temporary Insanity of Adolescence”
Agenda:
Improves Comprehension
Note-taking activities have a positive impact on reading comprehension
Twenty-one of twenty-three studies (91%) showed a positive outcome
Teaching different annotation styles helps students discover what works for them.“It’s important to expose them to different ways to annotate texts while they read. Over time, the students will gravitate to those that fit their individual needs best. However, they need to learn that there are MANY styles and strategies.”
Annotation Styles and Strategies
Bracket [important] passages
Annotation Styles and Strategies
Connect related ideas with lines
Underline important ideas/details
Annotation Styles and Strategies
Outline main ideas in margin
and/orWrite margin notes (comments and questions)
Annotation Styles and Strategies
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Circle unfamiliar vocabulary
Annotation Styles and Strategies
Place asterisks or exclamation points next to
unusual or surprising
details
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Annotation Styles and Strategies
Use symbols, drawings, and small drawings(text coding) to highlight important details
When using text coding, consistency is important. Students need to understand the key.
Annotation Styles and Strategies
Can’t write in books?Label with sticky notes—Students can use all the same strategies by placing their annotations on sticky notes on the pages of their books.Copy important sections from text (doesn’t break copyright if used for educational purposes)
BEFORE READINGo Set purpose for reading. CIRCLE title. Consider what it
means by asking a question about the title.o Identify information about the author, source, and publication
date.o Skim through the piece turning all subheadings into
questions, CIRCLING all text features, and READING any after reading questions.
o Identify the topic/subject and WRITE anything you already know about the topic and anything you want to know about the topic.
HOW TO ANNOTATE NONFICTION:
DURING READINGo Read EVERYTHING and mark the text.o Read AGAIN and add to the notes that you have already made.Mark in the text:
o STAR (*) the claimo UNDERLINE any rhetorical devices and/or literary elements.o Put (PARENTHESESE) around signal/cue words (words that help you identify the text structure —cause and
effect, compare-contrast, chronological, etc.)o ANSWER questions you created from subheadingso Circle unknown vocabulary
Write in the margins:o Summarizeo Make predictionso Formulate opinions (agree or disagree with the author)o Make connections (draw arrows and explain the connection)o Ask questions (Clarify/Connect/Conclude/Evaluate)o Analyze literary elements (symbol, metaphor, tone, diction, etc.) o Analyze rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos etc.)
Consider how these devices/elements develop the central idea of the text.o Write reflections/reactions/comments
HOW TO ANNOTATE NONFICTION:
AFTER READINGo Complete this statement, “The author’s purpose for
writing this is...”o If you can’t answer author’s purpose questions, go back and
reread the introduction and conclusion.o Complete this statement, “The central idea of this text
is…”o Go back to the title and ANSWER your questions and
write a reflection on the significance of the title
HOW TO ANNOTATE NONFICTION:
Student annotation in 10th grade English
Annotation in Grades 9-12
• Underline the major points. • Circle keywords or phrases that are confusing or
unknown to you.• Use a question mark (?) for questions that you have
during the reading. Be sure to write your question. • Use an exclamation mark (!) for things that surprise you,
and briefly note what it was that caught your attention. • Draw an arrow ( ) ↵ when you make a connection to
something inside the text, or to an idea or experience outside the text. Briefly note your connections.
• Mark EX when the author provides an example.• Numerate arguments, important ideas, or key details
and write words or phrases that restate them.
Modeling in 9th Grade
English
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