The document discusses different types of annotations that can help a reader understand a text more fully. It identifies important things, interesting things, clarifying questions, defining tricky words, "I wonder" questions, opinions, inferences, and connections as types of annotations. The purpose of annotation is understanding rather than just marking up a text, and annotations should be written legibly and include a variety of types.

1. Annotation
How it can help us understand as we read

2. NOTES on
ANNOTATION

3. NOTES on
ANNOTATION
Purpose is understanding, not just annotating

4. NOTES on
ANNOTATION
Purpose is understanding, not just annotating
Write meaningful annotations

5. NOTES on
ANNOTATION
Purpose is understanding, not just annotating
Write meaningful annotations
Include a variety of annotations (not all one type)

6. NOTES on
ANNOTATION
Purpose is understanding, not just annotating
Write meaningful annotations
Include a variety of annotations (not all one type)
Write legibly

7. Types of Annotation

8. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas

9. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things

10. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things
Clarifying Questions/Answers

11. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things
Clarifying Questions/Answers
Defining Tricky Words

12. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things
Clarifying Questions/Answers
Defining Tricky Words
“I Wonder Questions

13. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things
Clarifying Questions/Answers
Defining Tricky Words
“I Wonder Questions
Your Opinions

14. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things
Clarifying Questions/Answers
Defining Tricky Words
“I Wonder Questions
Your Opinions
Inferences

15. Types of Annotation
Important Things/Key ideas
Interesting Things
Clarifying Questions/Answers
Defining Tricky Words
“I Wonder Questions
Your Opinions
Inferences
Connections to the World, other parts of the text, or
your life

16. Important Things

17. Important Things
Squiggle Underline

18. Important Things
Squiggle Underline
Main Ideas

19. Important Things
Squiggle Underline
Main Ideas
things we NEED to remember

20. Interesting Things

21. Interesting Things
Star*

22. Interesting Things
Star*
the idea sticks out to you personally

23. Interesting Things
Star*
the idea sticks out to you personally
helps you understand better

24. Clarifying Questions/Answers

25. Clarifying Questions/Answers
? or ----->

26. Clarifying Questions/Answers
? or ----->
should be answered in nonfiction

27. Defining Tricky Words

28. Defining Tricky Words
TW:

29. Defining Tricky Words
TW:
define the word

30. Defining Tricky Words
TW:
define the word
use words that make sense to you

31. “I Wonder” Questions

32. “I Wonder” Questions
?:

33. “I Wonder” Questions
?:
Big questions that can’t be answered

34. “I Wonder” Questions
?:
Big questions that can’t be answered
help us to think about the big picture

35. Your Opinion

36. Your Opinion
MO:

37. Your Opinion
MO:
your feelings about an idea or issue

38. Inferences

39. Inferences
I:

40. Inferences
I:
Assumption based on facts

41. Connections to the World

42. Connections to the World
BK:

43. Connections to the World
BK:
Something you’ve learned before

44. Connections to the World
BK:
Something you’ve learned before
Context- location and background information

45. Connections to other parts of the
Text

46. Connections to other parts of the
Text
-------------------->

47. Connections to other parts of the
Text
-------------------->
helps us bring pieces of the passage together

48. Connections to other parts of the
Text
-------------------->
helps us bring pieces of the passage together
like a cross-reference

49. Connections to your Life

50. Connections to your Life
BK:

51. Connections to your Life
BK:
Something you’ve experienced

52. Connections to your Life
BK:
Something you’ve experienced
Witness to Truth...how have you seen this happen?