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Annotating Guide

Making Annotations: A User’s Guide As you work with your text, consider all of the ways that you can connect with what you are reading.

What it is What it ain’t

❏ Questions: Discussion Questions/Things you are confused about/Predictions

❏ Connections: Text (not just books), Self, World❏ Interpretations: Meaning or depth/ Analysis❏ Summaries: Paraphrasing or putting something

into your own words❏ Patterns: Character interactions, motifs❏ Words/Diction: Certain words and phrases that

are used, think cultural or even socioeconomic status

❏ Notes without thought❏ Emotions and Feelings❏ One word comments❏ Random Highlighting and underlining

Purpose: Learn to actively read and draw connections to the texts. You want to make sure that you aren’t just making reading a habit. You want to get something out of your reading.

Example: