1. A Good Reader’s Secret to Success
Annotation
A Good Reader’s Secret to Success

2. What is annotation? A note or body of notes added to a text to:
Explain
Question
Highlight
Remember
Clarify

3. Annotation Supplies Book Key information- focal points
Post-it notes (if the book isn’t yours or for longer entries)
Highlighter- yellow is best
Pencil- can’t erase pen, write in margins

4. How to Annotate? As you read highlight key information
Ideas expressed by teacher to be aware of
Personal “AHA’s” or high interest points
Vocabulary
Take marginal notes
Questions/?
Star *
Check marks
Phrases, words

5. Post-its Use for summary at the end of chapters or sections
For making predictions
Inferences regarding characters, theme, or author’s intentions

6. Annotation Practice Take out annotation supplies
Do one of each of the following on pages 1-14 of your text:
Highlight a characterization
Star * a metaphor
Underline a simile
Write a question (?) in the margin
Circle a vocabulary word