Annotate, Mate!
What it means to annotate
Take notes on a text
The difference between main idea and details
Main idea covers the entire text, details support or prove the main idea
This strategy helps you be an active reader
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A strategy for annotating a text
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Difference between supporting details and sparkling details
Supporting details prove or further explain the main idea. Sparkling details provide interesting information
You can use this strategy to get rid of answers you know are wrong
Eliminating wrong answers
Information provided by a title
Main idea of the text
This helps you identify supporting details
Headings
You can do this with difficult questions to keep from wasting mental energy
Mark for review, skip then come back at the end.
You have to do this to the text to have a chance at 100% scoring
Annotate
This detail further explains, describes, or proves the main idea
Supporting detail
If you feel like giving up, try this instead
Take a break! (bathroom, water, daydream for a minute, etc.)
The reason we annotate
To be active readers and engage with the text
The detail only provides interesting information to the topic.
Sparkling detail
After you've annotated the text, if you are still confused, you can do this
Ask a teacher for help