marking text for understanding. active reading strategy think critically analyze ideas evaluate...
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Isolate essential information Quickly reference info during writing assignments / class discussions Assist in writing summaries To connect text To analyze To investigate Why Mark Text…TRANSCRIPT
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Annotating
Marking Text for Understanding
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Active reading strategy
Think critically Analyze ideas Evaluate ideas Focus on what is said in the text
Leading to comprehension & retention
Why Mark Text?
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Isolate essential information
Quickly reference info during writing assignments / class discussions
Assist in writing summaries To connect text To analyze To investigate
Why Mark Text…
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As long as your text is a copy and not a
textbook, library/school novel or someone else’s property, you should mark as you read:
Newspapers Articles
Copies of text
Can use sticky notes to “mark” property
When should I mark?
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Look at the: title headings subheadings illustrations captions bold or italic words What do they point out to the reader?
Preview The Text
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Before you read, number the paragraphs in the section you are about to read.
Start w/number 1 Write the number near the paragraph indention
and circle the number Write small so you have room for other writing
in the marginThe numbers will act as a reference for future notes.MATH – When reading a word problem that is only 1 paragraph, number each sentence
Numbering
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Numbering paragraphs Circling key terms Underlining information relevant to
one’s reading purpose
3 Distinct Marks
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Circling
Key terms Lesson/Content based vocabulary Cited authors Other essential words or numbers
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Read to identify information that is relevant to the reading task.
Author’s claim (s) Other information relevant to the reading
purpose
Underlining
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Math – Word problems / Multiple choice questions
Draw a box around the question
Use [ Brackets ] for information when underlining has been used for another purpose.
You can also box words when circling has been used for another purpose
Other Marks
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Specific Markings This is important information- (student should write out why
this is important in the +margin) V New Vocabulary – (underline context clues) Q I have a question - (write out the question in the margin) ? I am confused – (write what the confusion is about in the margin) ! This is surprising or exciting to me - (write why in the margin) L I learned something new- (write new understanding in the margin) C I made a connection- (write what it is in the margin)
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Do I know anything about the subject? Can I make a connection to something? Do I have questions about something in the
article? Am I confused about something? Did I learn something new?
These questions will help you identify what you should be annotating.
Ask Questions as you read
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Identify the main idea of the article in your
own words.
Write it at the end of the article so you can reference it in the future and recall your thought process.
After annotating