Transcript Annotation Powerpoint

Marking Text for Understanding
Why Mark Text?
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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…

Isolate essential information
Quickly reference info during writing
assignments / class discussions
Assist in writing summaries
To connect text
To analyze
To investigate
When should I mark?
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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
Preview The Text
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 Look at the:
 title
 headings
 subheadings
 illustrations
 captions
 bold or italic words
 What do they point out to the reader?
Numbering
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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
margin
The numbers will act as a reference for future notes.
MATH – When reading a word problem that is only 1
paragraph, number each sentence
3 Distinct Marks
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Numbering paragraphs
Circling key terms
Underlining information relevant to
one’s reading purpose
Circling
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 Key terms
 Lesson/Content based vocabulary
 Cited authors
 Other essential words or numbers
Underlining

Read to identify information that is relevant to
the reading task.
 Author’s claim (s)
 Other information relevant to the reading
purpose
Other Marks

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
Specific Markings
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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 –
!
This is surprising or exciting to me -
L
I learned something new-
(write what the confusion is about in the margin)
(write why in the margin)
(write new understanding in the
margin)
C
I made a connection-
(write what it is in the margin)
Ask Questions as you read
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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.
After annotating
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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.