Annotations
When annotating fiction and non-fiction texts, my thinking jobs are
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Fiction:
C = Characters
P = Problem
S = Solution
L = Lesson Learned (a.k.a. Central Idea)
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Non-Fiction
Teach Me
Main Topic
Author's P.O.V.
Central Idea
RACE stands for
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R = Restate
A = Answer
C = Cite evidence
E = Explain
If I can't understand what a question is asking, I should
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Rephrase the question [put it in my own words]
This compares two things using “like” or “as"
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A simile
This is a repeated message about life, people, or society
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A theme
I know I am annotating well when
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My jots are brief and meaningful (5-7 words)
I chunk paragraphs/jot per section
My annotations guide my thinking
CEAEA stands for
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C = Claim
E = Evidence
A = Analysis
E = Evidence
A = Analysis
Before reading the passage and questions, I must
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Preview the text and read the title, headings, and/or visuals
This gives human qualities to something nonhuman
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Personification
This part of the plot introduces the characters and setting
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Exposition
When annotating a poem, my thinking jobs are
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Literal Meaning
Deeper Meaning
Theme/Central Idea
HIRED stands for
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H = Highlight the question
I = Identify key words
R = Read the text carefully
E = Explain your answer
D = Do it in your own words
Text evidence is _____________ and I need at least _____ pieces of evidence to support each written response
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Text evidence is proof from the text that supports an answer (quoted or paraphrased) and I need at least 2 pieces of evidence to support each written response
This is a direct comparison without using “like” or “as"
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A metaphor
A struggle between a character and another character, nature, or self is called this.
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Conflict
In a passage, I should annotate (do not list thinking jobs)
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unfamiliar words, repeated ideas, key details, transitions, evidence, & character thoughts
Context clues are
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Words and sentences around an unfamiliar word that help define it
I must work through multiple-choice questions using these key strategies
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Rephrasing as needed
Identifying key words/phrases
Revisiting the text/my annotations
Covering the answer choices
Writing a prediction
Use process of elimination
When an author says “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse,” this is an example of this
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Hyperbole
K.I.P.P. stands for
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the Knowledge Is Power Program
It is important to annotate a character’s actions or thoughts because
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They help explain character traits, conflict, or theme
A word has a prefix or suffix I know. This is helpful because
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It can help me figure out the word’s meaning
I should read a poem at least ____ times
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2 (once for the literal meaning, a second time for the deeper meaning)
Before writing an extended response, I must
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Complete a planning page
“The freshly baked cookies smelled sweet, and the warm steam touched her face" is an example of this literary device
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Sensory detail