Annotating a work of fiction excelsior college owl. Welcome to annotating a work of fiction, an instructional video on reading comprehension brought to you by the excelsior college online writing lab. If you dont intend on writing a book of your own, you can make some extended notes on the inside of the front and back covers. Annotating is an essential practice when reading, responding to, and working to integrate sources in your own writing. On one hand, highlighting and writing in the margins is a great way to interact with the text and leave a physical reminder of how a book made you feel at a certain point in time. It helps you remember the conversation you had with the text. This flip book is a great quick reference that can be used to teach students how to annotate nonfiction texts so that they can start to read more. Annotating nonfiction texts flip book interactive notebook, quick reference by.
For example with fiction, good readers do more than just read a text for plot, they think about the text, interact with a text, make connections between the. Annotating texts state college area school district. Marking a passage as you read helps you become an active reader it keeps you awake. Many students struggle with reading extended texts and engaging with them in a meaningful way. It also helps you study, it helps you think of questions to ask in class, and it helps you understand what you are reading. In general, you will make notes not just underline or highlight. If you are annotating on a kindle or pdf annotator, you can keep extended notes in the book. Review the purposes and practices of annotating nonfictions texts. Annotating texts to annotate is to examine and question a text, to add critical notes. Make dynamic, fresh connections between the text and your other academic work and books, current media, your experience and interests.