Annotation

FACT FINDING - Context #1 Dramatic situation Who? What? When? Where? Why?

FACT FINDING – Diction/Word Choice #2 PINK Highlight meaningful word choices Marginally comment on FIVE choices (or designated #) Questions to ask: Connotations? Conflicts? Connections? Significance? Templates for annotations: “conveys…” “shows…” “conveys…” “suggests…” “is fitting because…” “significant because…”

FACT FINDING - Syntax #3 YELLOW Highlight the first four words of each sentence Highlight all punctuation (sans periods, commas) Comment marginally on ONE syntactical choice. [make sure you identify the specific device]

FACT FINDING – Narrative Strategies and Rhetorical Devices #4 GREEN Highlight at least one narrative strategy and one rhetorical device [figurative language if possible] Templates for annotations: “conveys…” “shows…” “conveys…” “suggests…” “is fitting because…” “significant because…”

FACT FINDING - Tone #5 BLUE Bracket two short sections of the text and identify the tone using a precise tone word Justify your choice of tone word by discussing the context and using text for support.

FACT FINDING – Thematic Associations #6 RED Divide the passage into 3- 4 sections and give each section a one-word title using an abstract noun. Examples of Level Two Associations: Fear * Excitement * Violence * Chaos* Order * Arrogance * Submission * Confidence * Confinement * Freedom * Benevolence

FACT FINDING – Level 3 Method #7 Look at the passage as a whole and identify a method that unifies the passage. Next, explain briefly how this method achieves that unity. Examples of Level 3 Method words: Characterization, contrast, comparison, juxtaposition, analogy, parallelism, repetition, shift, etc…