How to Annotate a Text
POV
The Outsiders
Podcasts
There, their, they're.
100

Four ways to annotate a text.

What are circle, underline, highlight, and draw a picture?

100

The person telling the story.

Who is the narrator?

100

A group of teens with money, mustangs, and madras.

What are Socs?

100

The one who sets up the episode for the listener.

Who is the host?

100

Is that your house way over _____?

There: T-H-E-R-E.

200

The blank spaces around a passage of text.

What are margins?

200

The narrator uses "I," "me," "mine," and "ours."

What is first-person?

200

A rodeo-frequenting, cigarette-smoking, leather jacket-wearing gang.

What are greasers?

200

You need this device to make your voice heard. 

What is a voice recorder?

200

To each _____ own.

Their: T-H-E-I-R.

300

Good readers write these in the margins.

What are comments, notes, and questions?

300

The narrator uses "you" to tell the story.

What is second-person?

300

In a conversation about Socs and Greasers, she said this: "things are rough all over."

Who was Cherry Valance?

300

A listener will find your podcast streaming here.

What is on the internet?

300

When someone says that middle school is tough, ______ not lyin'.

They're: T-H-E-Y-'-R-E.

400

It's one of many strategies with a tea-time association you can use when you come across a word you don't know. 

What is diffusion?

400

The following passage is an example of this P.O.V.

"He is just what a young man ought to be," said she, "sensible, good humoured, lively; and I never saw such happy manners!-so much ease, with such perfect good breeding!" 


What is third-person?

400

Johnny Cade trembles with fear when he sees this classic car roll up.

What is a blue Mustang?

400

"NaNaNaNaNaNaNaNa NaNaNaNaNa NaNa Na BATMAAAAN!" is an example of one of these.

What is a theme song?

400
They are way in over _____ head.

Their: T-H-E-I-R.

500

Members of the greaser gang.

Who are Darry, Dally, Ponyboy, Sodapop, Johnny, and Two-Bit?