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Enhancing Comprehension Through Annotation

The document provides strategies for annotating texts to improve comprehension. It begins by explaining that annotating involves making purposeful marks on a text to deconstruct it into meaningful pieces for better understanding, rather than just highlighting. It then lists several advantages of annotating, such as becoming more engaged with the material, slowing reading to focus on details, helping to process information, and recording evidence for later reference. The document proceeds to outline specific annotation strategies like defining unfamiliar words, indicating areas of uncertainty, marking important themes, and keeping character lists. It encourages annotating in margins, on sticky notes, or in a separate notebook. The strategies are meant to help readers engage more deeply with texts.

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Enhancing Comprehension Through Annotation

The document provides strategies for annotating texts to improve comprehension. It begins by explaining that annotating involves making purposeful marks on a text to deconstruct it into meaningful pieces for better understanding, rather than just highlighting. It then lists several advantages of annotating, such as becoming more engaged with the material, slowing reading to focus on details, helping to process information, and recording evidence for later reference. The document proceeds to outline specific annotation strategies like defining unfamiliar words, indicating areas of uncertainty, marking important themes, and keeping character lists. It encourages annotating in margins, on sticky notes, or in a separate notebook. The strategies are meant to help readers engage more deeply with texts.

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MAKING

ANNOTATIONS
BY: ROY STEPHEN DEMEN
REVIEW OF
THE PAST
LESSON
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students are expected to:

·Have a ·Able to ·And


deeper deconstruct the
comprehen
piece into
understandin d the piece meaningful
g to the piece
that you are pieces for the
that they are better
reading;
reading understanding.
WORD CHAIN
Directions: Think of
an English word
and use the last
letter of the
previous word to
begin the next
word.
MAKING
ANNOTATIONS
Annotating is to make marks on
the text. It is not simply
highlighting appealing words or
sentences, though you will most
likely end up highlighting the
entire selection. It is a purposeful
strategy to help you comprehend
what you are reading on a deeper
level than if you were to just read it
straight through.
MAKING
ANNOTATIONS
It is an excellent
way to deconstruct
the text into
meaningful pieces
for better
understanding
ADVANTAGE OF
ANNOTATING
1. It makes you
more
engaged in
the material
that you are
reading
ADVANTAGE OF
ANNOTATING
2. It slows your
reading that helps
you to focus on
details and have
better retention and
comprehension
ADVANTAGE OF
ANNOTATING
3. It helps you
process what
you are
reading
ADVANTAGE OF
ANNOTATING
4. It records textual
evidence for later
referece. You may
even note your
questions for
further research
HAVE YOU TRIED
ANNOTATING
BEFORE?
ANNOTATION
STRATEGIES
STRATEGIES
1. Circle any

unfamiliar
words, then look
them up, and
write down the
definition.
STRATEGIES
2. Use

question
marks to
indicate areas
of uncertainty.
STRATEGIES
3. Use stars to

indicate anything
that seems
important such as
themes, symbols,
foreshadowing,
etc.
STRATEGIES
4. Use

exclamation
points to indicate
something
dramatic or a key
turning point.
STRATEGIES
5. Circle (or mark

somehow)
character names
any time they
are introduced
for the first time.
STRATEGIES
6. Keep

a list
somewhere, maybe on
the inside cover, of all
the characters and
their traits. Add to this
list as new characters
are introduced or as
you learn more about
existing characters.
STRATEGIES
7. Write your notes in

the margins (best


method), on sticky-
notes (decent
method), or in a
separate notebook
(least favorable
method)
STRATEGIES
8. Paraphrase

or
summarize each
chapter after you
finish reading it. You
only need a few
sentences to do this.
Write them down at
the beginning or end
of the chapter.
STRATEGIES
9. Write
down any
questions you have
about the text - either
questions you are willing
to wait to find out the
answer as you read
further, or questions you
want to bring up to your
teacher in class the next
day.
STRATEGIES
10. Use a color-

coded system
if that type of
thing appeals
to you
STRATEGIES
11. Give
each
chapter a title. So
after you finish
reading each
chapter, go back to
its title page and
give it a title.
LET'S SEE IF
YOU REALLY
UNDERSTAND
THE LESSON.
QUIZZIZ!
Directions: Group
your selves into five
and bring
out your mobile
phones and join to
the server.

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