Annotations
annotation
what is a question or comment that you write directly on a text to capture your reaction to what you are reading
context clues
What are are hints in the surrounding text that a reader can use to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word
explicit
What is citing evidence that is directly stated
acute
What is highly perceptive; keen
audience
What is the intended reader or listener who is the recipient of the author’s message in a text
Types of Annotations
What is question, track and respond
comparison
What is determining a word’s meaning based on how it is like something else in the text
implicit
What is suggested but not directly stated in the textual evidence
audacity
What is the act of taking risks
tone
What is a technique of selecting specific words for precise meaning or to generate an emotional response
inference
What is an idea that a reader forms about a text by combining textual evidence and his or her own reasoning and prior knowledge
contrast
What is determining a word’s meaning based on how it is unlike something else in the text
analyze
What is an effort to interpret and explain its meaning, theme, or central idea, such as the actions of a character or the cause-and-effect relationships between events in nonfiction
profound
What is showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
word choice
What is a technique in which writers choose specific words for precise meaning or to convey a certain tone
evaluation
What is a judgment about a text’s content or the effectiveness of the writer’s craft.
cause and effect
What is the use of the word as the result of something else that happens in the text.
making inferences
What is using clues from the text and your own experiences to make logical decisions about characters and events that are not stated directly.
sagacity
What is What is an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas
writers attitude
What is the thoughts and feelings) toward his or her subject
respond
What is a type of annotation (to say something in return)
example
What is one or more examples in a text that may demonstrate the meaning of a word
cite
What is point out, or quote as textual evidence to support your argument/opinion.
vehemently
What is with energy and passion
author's style
What is the way an author uses language (words, sentences, paragraphs) to achieve a purpose