Thurs

04 Aug 2016

Learning Target: Ri/RL10: I can read grade-level texts proficiently and independently.
I can read above-grade texts with scaffolding and support.
Essential Question:What can I do to improve my ability to read?
Questions :
1.What is annotation?
2.How do I annotate
nonfiction?
3.What is paraphrasing?
4. How do I paraphrase?

Summary:

Notes:

Annotation

Annotation is when you make a note of

explanation or comment added to a text.

Annotation will vary depending on what you

are reading.

Annotation
Annotation will vary depending on what you are
reading.
Some of the things we will be reading are
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Dramas

Annotation of Nonfiction
Nonfiction is not imaginary stuff. That means speeches,
government documents, essays, pamphlets, and articles.
Please keep in mind that it doesnt make them inherently
true or right.

Annotation of Nonfiction
Basic Annotations
Main idea (Put a circle around it)
Remember to separate the facts (Underline) from opinions (squiggly
underline)
Mark problems with a large P and the solutions with a large S
Mark causes with a large C and effects with a large E
Mark positives with a + sign and mark negatives with a - sign
Mark events that are in time order with numbers (1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Mark rhetorical appeals with a Triangle (

Details/Examples/Descriptions/Definitions/Comparisons used to
support the claim (highlight them and write what it is after)

Paraphrasing

Paraphrasing is when you read something and

simplify it into your own words for greater clarity
and comprehension. This is not the same as a
summary.

Paraphrasing
When you paraphrase I have a few warnings and
recommendations.
If you do not know the word, do not just copy it over.
Look it up and maybe ask about the best definition.

Most students have a hard time with this because they assume that the first definition that
shows up on a search is the right one. In reality its probably the one that occurs most
often useage NOW but most of what we are reading is from between two hundred and
four hundred years ago

Read things slowly and be prepared to reread before you write.

Sentence by sentence might seem like the best plan, but sometimes its better to look at phrases
or clauses. Alternatively, its better to look at whole paragraphs depending on the idea being

Take this time.

To read over what you wrote in the notes sections and write a
summary answer at the bottom of your notes. Make sure that you are
doing one sentence to answer the EQ and one sentence for each of the
questions from the Q section.
Compare yours with a neighbor see if they might have said something
you forgot.
I may look for volunteers to share.