1. What, Why, and How Mrs. McGrath
Annotating
What, Why, and How
Mrs. McGrath

2. What do You already know?

3. What does it mean to annotate? Let’s discuss…
Annotating
What does it mean to annotate? Let’s discuss…

4. To annotate: to add notes to a text, giving explanation or comment
Definition
To annotate: to add notes to a text, giving explanation or comment

5. What to Annotate
- Words you don’t know - Literary devices or techniques - Short summary of a section of information - Connections to previous knowledge - Personal comments; have a dialogue with the text!

6. Why should you annotate?
Let’s discuss

7. why you should annotate.
There are
3 reasons
why you should annotate.

8. Why to annotate? Reason # 1 - It helps you to understand what you read
- It makes you read more critically and
more analytically (This means that you read
closely and think while you read)
Note: This will improve reading comprehension grades!

9. Why to annotate? Reason # 2 - It makes the information usable
- You can actually use the information
whenever you need to (class discussions
and essays)
Note: This will help to improve writing grades, and you will
stand out in class discussions!

10. Why to annotate? Reason # 3
- It helps you to remember information more
because it imprints information in your
memory
Note: This is will help to improve test and quiz grades!

11. What and How should you annotate?
Let’s discuss

12. What and How to annotate:
Underline, circle, or highlight
words or phrases
AND
make a note in the margin
Keep it short and to the point!

13. What and How to annotate?
Words you don’t know:
-Circle the word
- If you look up the word, write the definition in the margin

15. What and How to annotate?
Literary devices or techniques
Underline or highlight
Identify it in the margin
Write a comment

17. What and How to annotate?
Short summary of a section of information
When you read important
information, highlight it and
put a note in the margin
that labels what that
information is about

19. What and How to annotate?
Connections to previous knowledge
Personal comments
Have a dialogue
with the text!
Make comments about these
in the margin.

21. Annotate Everything You Read!
You will be glad you did!