Close Reading and Annotating

What sort of marking should you use to indicate an important or interesting idea?

• ?

• #

• !

• C

True or false: Knowing information about the author of a text can help you understand the text better.

• True

• False

ALL the following are examples of annotating a text EXCEPT

• Underline

• Circle

• Cross out words

• Write a question

Annotation helps you to interact with the text for better reading comprehension.

• True

• False

Annotation slows down the reader in order to deepen understanding.

• True

• False

What is an important part of close and critical reading?

• Writing questions

• Making connections and responses

• Identifying tricky vocabulary

• All of these are important

Which of these situations would not require you to annotate by underlining or highlighting the text?

• information that is confusing

• information you already know

• information that is interesting

• information that is surprising

Annotating can help you understand the author's purpose.

• True

• False

How can you keep track of the different marks and writing you make during annotating?

• You don't need to

• Use your codes chart

• I'm supposed to mark and underline?

• What's annotating?

Annotating is when you...

• Highlight almost every word of the text

• Circle a few words to make it look like you read it

• Add notes and write critical comments on a text.

• None of these