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1 9/24/15 Do Now: - Take out your completed Cornell Note summaries - Take out something to write with Homework: - Read and annotate “Understanding the Temporary Insanity of Adolescence” Content Objective: Content Objective: Students will gain an understanding of strategies to use when reading and annotating non-fiction texts. Language Objective: Language Objective: Students will practice annotation strategies on the “Understanding the Temporary Insanity of Adolescence” article.

2 Monday: “What’s on your Mind?” Tuesday: Intro Salinger and 1950’s Wednesday: NO SCHOOL Thursday: Annotating and “The Temporary Insanity of Adolescence” Friday: Anticipation Guide Looking Ahead :

3 1) Annotating Strategies 2) “The Temporary Insanity of Adolescence” Agenda:

4 Improves Comprehension Note-taking activities have a positive impact on reading comprehension Note-taking activities have a positive impact on reading comprehension Twenty-one of twenty-three studies (91%) showed a positive outcome Twenty-one of twenty-three studies (91%) showed a positive outcome

5 Teaching different annotation styles helps students discover what works for them. “It’s important to expose them to different ways to annotate texts while they read. Over time, the students will gravitate to those that fit their individual needs best. However, they need to learn that there are MANY styles and strategies.”

6 Annotation Styles and Strategies Bracket [important] passages

7 Annotation Styles and Strategies Connect related ideas with lines Connect related ideas with lines Underline important ideas/details Underline important ideas/details

8 Annotation Styles and Strategies Outline main ideas in margin and/or Write margin notes (comments and questions)

9 Annotation Styles and Strategies Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconio sis Circle unfamiliar vocabulary

10 Annotation Styles and Strategies Place asterisks or exclamation points next to unusual or surprising details ******** ********

11 Annotation Styles and Strategies Use symbols, drawings, and small drawings(text coding) to highlight important details Use symbols, drawings, and small drawings(text coding) to highlight important details When using text coding, consistency is important. Students need to understand the key. When using text coding, consistency is important. Students need to understand the key.

12 Annotation Styles and Strategies Can’t write in books? Label with sticky notes— Students can use all the same strategies by placing their annotations on sticky notes on the pages of their books. Copy important sections from text (doesn’t break copyright if used for educational purposes)

13 BEFORE READING o o Set purpose for reading. CIRCLE title. Consider what it means by asking a question about the title. o o Identify information about the author, source, and publication date. o o Skim through the piece turning all subheadings into questions, CIRCLING all text features, and READING any after reading questions. o o Identify the topic/subject and WRITE anything you already know about the topic and anything you want to know about the topic. HOW TO ANNOTATE NONFICTION :

14 DURING READING o o Read EVERYTHING and mark the text. o o Read AGAIN and add to the notes that you have already made. Mark in the text: o o STAR (*) the claim o o UNDERLINE any rhetorical devices and/or literary elements. o o Put (PARENTHESESE) around signal/cue words (words that help you identify the text structure —cause and effect, compare-contrast, chronological, etc.) o o ANSWER questions you created from subheadings o o Circle unknown vocabulary Write in the margins: o o Summarize o o Make predictions o o Formulate opinions (agree or disagree with the author) o o Make connections (draw arrows and explain the connection) o o Ask questions (Clarify/Connect/Conclude/Evaluate) o o Analyze literary elements (symbol, metaphor, tone, diction, etc.) o o Analyze rhetorical devices (logos, ethos, pathos etc.)   Consider how these devices/elements develop the central idea of the text. o o Write reflections/reactions/comments HOW TO ANNOTATE NONFICTION :

15 AFTER READING o o Complete this statement, “The author’s purpose for writing this is...” o o If you can’t answer author’s purpose questions, go back and reread the introduction and conclusion. o o Complete this statement, “The central idea of this text is…” o o Go back to the title and ANSWER your questions and write a reflection on the significance of the title HOW TO ANNOTATE NONFICTION :

16 Student annotation in 10 th grade English

17 Annotation in Grades 9-12 Underline the major points. Circle keywords or phrases that are confusing or unknown to you. Use a question mark (?) for questions that you have during the reading. Be sure to write your question. Use an exclamation mark (!) for things that surprise you, and briefly note what it was that caught your attention. Draw an arrow ( ↵ ) when you make a connection to something inside the text, or to an idea or experience outside the text. Briefly note your connections. Mark EX when the author provides an example. Numerate arguments, important ideas, or key details and write words or phrases that restate them.

18 Modeling in 9 th Grade English


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