1. 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

2. 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

3. 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