Content Objective SWBAT understand what it means to

Content Objective SWBAT: understand what it means to effectively annotate. Language Objective SWBAT: annotate an article.

Q#3: “ “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. ” - Winston Churchill 2

WW#9: annotate Def: to take explanatory notes Synonym: Note-taking Footnote Comment Antonym: blank

Why annotate? • Clearly identifies where important ideas and information are located. • Expresses the main ideas of the text. • Traces the development of ideas/arguments through the text. • Introduces a few of your thoughts and reaction while reading. • Gives you a deeper understanding of the text. Where do you annotate? Within the margins of what is being read.

TOOLS NEEDED Required: Pencil Optional: Highlighter Post it notes

6 Steps of Annotating 1. 2. 3. 4. Circle and define any unknown words. Summarize each section/stanza. Underline/highlight key phrases. Note word patterns, repetitions, point of view, or anything else that strikes you as confusing or important 5. Write down questions. 6. Determine an overall theme or the paper’s thesis.

What does it look like?

ONE STEP FURTHER • Create an ANNOTATION BOOKMARK pg # Questions, Reactions, Predictions, Key points, Unfamiliar words, etc. 8

I DO/We DO - Read and Annotate “Black Holes” YOU DO - Read and Annotate “Killers in Pajamas”