Annotation: A Guide
As you work with your text, consider all of the ways that you can connect with what you are reading.
Here are some suggestions that will help you with your annotations:
--Define words or slang; make the words real with examples from your experiences; consider why the author would have used a particular word or phrase.
--Make connections to other parts of the book. Feel free to use direct quotes from the book.
--Make connections to other texts you have read or seen, including:
o Movies
o News events
o Other books, stories, plays, songs, or poems
--Re-write, paraphrase, or summarize a particularly difficult passage.
--Make meaningful connections to your own life experiences.
--Think symbolically: number symbolism, religious connotation, etc.
--Explain the historical context or traditions/social customs that are used in the passage.
--Offer an analysis or interpretation of what is happening in the text.
--Point out and discuss literary techniques that the author is using.
Here are some suggestions that will help you with your annotations:
--Define words or slang; make the words real with examples from your experiences; consider why the author would have used a particular word or phrase.
--Make connections to other parts of the book. Feel free to use direct quotes from the book.
--Make connections to other texts you have read or seen, including:
o Movies
o News events
o Other books, stories, plays, songs, or poems
--Re-write, paraphrase, or summarize a particularly difficult passage.
--Make meaningful connections to your own life experiences.
--Think symbolically: number symbolism, religious connotation, etc.
--Explain the historical context or traditions/social customs that are used in the passage.
--Offer an analysis or interpretation of what is happening in the text.
--Point out and discuss literary techniques that the author is using.