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August 21, 2014

Taking notes - up to you, but

I’ll be grading

you on how well you annotate text. Annotation is how you mark the text for

meaning.

Unsurprisingly, the more challenging the text, the more you will have to annotate

for deeper understanding.

Annotation of Text

Pros:

Cons:• Gets you in the habit

of thinking “out loud”

• Lets you quickly

answer critical

analysis questions

• Is color-coded for

easy reference

• Quickly produces

evidence to support

opinion without

having to flip

through a block of

text

• It is time-

consuming at

first

• It takes a lot of

time.

• TIIIIIME!

• No really. A Lot.

Of. Time.

The important thing is to understand

that there is no ‘one, true way’ when

it comes to annotation. However, for

the purposes of this class, we will be

all annotating the same way.

Please note that almost every poem,

novel, short story, and essay (both

fictional and non-fictional) we read

from here on out must be annotated.

Don’t panic. We’ll work up to it.

College freshmen are often inundated

with lengthy texts and expected to

analyze them critically, often without

any help from their professors. You

can’t expect to understand a text

without breaking it down to its finer

parts.

Technology

• One issue is that it might be hard to

annotate on an itty bitty phone.

• Considered “easy” by some “too

much” by others

• You need to use two apps for this to work.

Something that lets

you scan

documents as pdfs

Then….

Something that lets you

annotate the pdf/image

you just scanned…

Then… you need to send it

to me.

Your old friends, sticky notes and highlighters.

Ye Olde Fashioned

Way

You’ll have to make the

decision as to which

works best for you. You

can always switch if you wish.

Blue- Blue- Figurative Language/Lit Figurative Language/Lit

devicesdevices

Yellow- Vocabulary/ word choiceYellow- Vocabulary/ word choice

Pink- Pink- Thematic or societal Thematic or societal

referencesreferences

Green- Questions or Green- Questions or WWhathat The The

FFreakadoodle momentsreakadoodle moments

that are unclear or confusing.that are unclear or confusing.

Regardless of the techy or paper way you

choose, you will still be organizing it by the same

colors.

Once you highlight, you can use sticky note to

write your analysis.

SettingSettingVisceral ImageryVisceral Imagery

Repetitive ImageryRepetitive Imagery

MoodMoodIronyIronyAllusionAllusionAllegoryAllegoryRhetorical StrategiesRhetorical Strategies

– EthosEthos– LogosLogos– PathosPathos– Logical FallacyLogical Fallacy

– Genetic FallacyGenetic Fallacy

SymbolismSymbolism

Remember- you are not just finding these examples. You should plan on

explaining them as well.

• Why did an author use a particular

word/phrase?

• Connections to history related to the

setting? Is it an allegory to another time?

• Connections to other texts?

• What aspects of the subject are

emphasized? Is the author presenting one

particular point of view?

• What conclusions are drawn? Issues

raised? Are the conclusions drawn justified

or adequately substantiated?

• Can you detect any biases or fallacies in

the arguments or conclusions presented?

• Is anything clearly lacking? Do you feel

like you have questions about what is or is

NOT stated??

• Primary or secondary source? How is it

used?`

• How does this particular information

source compare with or relate to the others

you have read on the topic?

Last few things…

Unless you’ve had a teacher

already encourage you do this,

this is not something that comes

easily.

Like any new skill, you have to

build up proficiency.

If you need help, ask.