Annotating Made Easy!
Students often struggle with close reading. The purpose of the annotation lesson is to
teach students how to closely read and comprehend a text.
Students will not only understand the text more, but they will also
be able to understand and be able to analyze all of the intricacies.
I like to do this lesson at the beginning of the year to prevent students from highlighting entire pages in their textbooks! If I don't, the book is usually a sea of yellow!
Over the next few days, I’m going to be guiding students
through the process of annotating various types of text. Students will
receive an annotation guide with annotation marks, the steps to annotate,
and a step-by-step example of annotation.
I have also made each student an annotation bookmark to reference during
class.
A key part of the annotation process is reading with a pencil in hand in order to make notes for
your future self. If you simply highlight,
you will not remember why you highlighted the text when you go back in the
future. I ask that you encourage your
student to use this reading strategy in other subject areas as well. I can guarantee you will see an increase in comprehension
and achievement. For a step-by-step guide, view the non-fiction PowerPoint link above. If a student cannot
write in his/her textbook, you can instruct him/her to fold a piece of paper in half and
place it in the book or use post-it notes.
Upon completion of the annotation lesson, we will move into
unit 1 in our textbook. We will begin
with the launch text, “Grounded." Please note that we do not take selection tests on launch texts. Students will perform a close read on "Grounded" and complete "Annotation Stations" during class. Students will preview the text, identify central ideas, determine powerful words and phrases, and make connections to the text.
Annotation Stations
Annotation Stations
Keystone Workshop
Students will finish diagnostic testing this week and move into vocabulary development. We will be covering synonyms/antonyms, affixes and roots, and context clues. Synonyms/Antonyms and Affixes and Roots are both due on Monday, September 9th.
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