Annotation - the Powerhouse of Close Reading Strategies
No matter what type of reading students must do, learning one strategy above all others will help them develop strong close reading skills. That strategy is annotation. In this section, you will:
Review/learn basic annotation by watching the videos below
Choose a text your students will actually read, and apply annotation strategies specific to the type of text they are reading using the annotation bookmark
BONUS: All of the resources in this section can also be used by your students as they learn annotation skills for your content area!
To think about:
What are three features of good annotation that BOTH videos AND the bookmark mention?
Although you may not use annotation of fiction in your discipline, how are some of the strategies used in annotating a novel or poem useful for annotating nonfiction texts?
How will you teach your students to annotate texts online for virtual learning? How can you incorporate paper/pencil annotation into virtual assignments?