Annotating
What is the purpose of annotating?
To help you better understand the text
Fill in the blank: What does the character's reaction _____ about the character?
Reveal
(Other acceptable responses include CONVEY or IMPLY)
Charging your chromebook every night is a necessity in order to ensure it is ready the next day. Define "necessity"
Being required or very important
The sequence of events within the story
Plot
A conclusion based on your background knowledge and what the text says
Inference
The main elements we annotate for in fiction
Looking at the words and phrases around an unfamiliar word is called using...
Using Context Clues
Jim had a habit of being deceitful, so it is hard for his wife to trust anything he says. Define "deceitful"
to lie or mislead someone. guilty
The internal or external problems in a story that usually get resolved in the end
Conflict or Conflicts
The TWO focus attributes for this week to earn stamps and prizes
Attendance & Cooperation
True
(Example to be sure astronauts understand: If you know there are questions about MARY's reaction to a certain event, you can write down that event under your "P" in SPCC.)
To tell what you think will happen NEXT
predict
Don't dawdle- we are already late! Define "dawdle".
to waste time or be slow
A reoccurring idea, lesson, or message that the author conveys through the story
Theme
This is the TOTAL number of hours most of you will have to complete the READING EOG.
3 hours
True or False: When annotating in your "A" box, you should use complete sentences no matter what.
False!
Note: Annotations are for YOU so we are not worried about grammar, spelling, or complete sentences - just ideas that help YOU keep track of the story.
A conversation between two characters
Dialogue
We should affiliate with those who inspire us. Define "affiliate"
to be attached or connected to
Some examples of this include similes, metaphors, and personification. Authors use this to better describe and convey point of view, setting, and other characteristics.
Figurative language
Spell the last name of the person who always announces Wordy Wednesday.
The process of breaking up the text into smaller pieces is called
Chunking
Fill in the blank: Which of the following pieces of evidence shows a ____________________________, or similarity, of the two characters’ reactions?
Comparison
During the meeting Ms. Barclay took a copious amount of notes. Afterwards, her hand hurt. Define "copious"
Abundant in supply. Many, a lot
In fiction, this is the character's or narrator's viewpoint on a person, action, or idea
Point of View
In poetry, we call the person telling the story the "speaker." In fiction, what do we call the person who is telling the story?
The Narrator