Annotate Sample Essay INTRODUCTION 1. HIGHLIGHT THE THESIS IN YELLOW * UNDERLINE THE TOPIC IN INK PEN * CIRCLE THE WORDS IN INK THAT TELL WHETER COMPARING/CONTRASTING OR BOTH BOX THE POINTS IN INK THAT WILL BE COMPARED/CONTRASTED 2. UNDERLINE THE BRIDGE IN BLUE HIGHLIGHTER 3. CIRCLE THE HOOK/LEAD IN PINK HIGHLIGHTER

BODY PARAGRAPHS HIGHLIGHT THE TOPIC SENTENCE IN YELLOW CIRCLE THE TOPIC OF THE PARAGRAPH IN INK AS WELL AS WHETHER COMPARING/CONTRASTING, OR BOTH HIGHLIGHT EACH PIECE OF EVIDENCE IN PINK HIGHLIGHT TRANSITIONS WORDS OR PHRASES IN GREEN UNDERLINE THE EXPLANATION IN BLUE HIGHLIGHTER HIGHLIGHT THE CONCLUDING SENTENCE IN ORANGE

CONCLUSION HIGHLIGHT THE RESTATEMENT OF THE THESIS IN PINK PLACE A CIRCLE WITH AN INK PEN AROUND ANY WORDS THAT ARE REPEATED FROM THE THESIS STATEMENT IN INTRODUCTION UNDERLINE WITH BLUE HIGHLIGHTER THE RECAP OF THE FOCUS OF THE ESSAY (POINTS COVERED IN BODY PARAGRAPHS) HIGHLIGHT IN ORANGE THE CONCLUSION OF THE ESSAY LEAVING THE READER WITH SOMETHING IMPORTANT TO THINK ABOUT