1. Textual Annotation! Woot!
Now, let’s discuss…
Textual Annotation! Woot!

2. Steps of Effective Annotation
Supplies (some or all):
Pen or pencil
Highlighters
Post-its
Read twice.
First—quickly (get sense of text)
Second—carefully (with annotation)
Good idea!
Use post-its to write summaries of text sections.

3. Steps of Effective Annotation
3. Underline/circle/star/highlight/post-it:
Important/main ideas
Repetition and rhetoric
Confusing words or phrases
Sections that incite a strong reaction
Good Idea!
Use color coded highlighters and/or post-it notes to annotate according to specific topics (vocab, main ideas, questions, etc.).

4. Steps of Effective Annotation
4. Write in margins:
Questions about text
Responses to text
Definitions of terms
after looking them up, of course
Answers to questions
Explanations for markings (i.e. why underlined?)
Connections to other texts/ideas

5. Steps of Effective Annotation
5. Review annotations
Make sure everything makes sense to you
6. High five yourself for a job well done.

8. Questions to Ask While Reading:
Whose views are being represented?
What or whose interests are being served?
What are the intentions behind the message?
What reading or speaking position are you being invited to take up?
What cultural assumptions are being taken for granted?
What or who is absent that one would expect to find?

9. Things to Consider While Reading
Who the author is.
What his/her background/experience is.
Where something is published.
In what format the text is written.
For what target audience is the text written.