{"id":54,"date":"2014-11-10T18:57:55","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/englishcomp1kaleidoscoperevisedmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=54"},"modified":"2014-11-26T19:40:46","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T19:40:46","slug":"how-to-write-an-annotation","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/atd-herkimer-enhancedwriting\/chapter\/how-to-write-an-annotation\/","title":{"raw":"How to Write an Annotation","rendered":"How to Write an Annotation"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n\r\nOne of the greatest challenges students face is adjusting to college reading expectations. \u00a0Unlike high school, students in college\u00a0are expected to read more \"academic\" type of materials in less time and usually recall the information as soon as the next class.\r\n\r\nThe problem is many students spend hours reading and have no idea what they just read. \u00a0Their eyes are moving across the page, but their mind is somewhere else. The end result is wasted time, energy, and frustration...and having to read the text again.\r\n\r\nAlthough students are taught\u00a0how to read<\/em>\u00a0at an early age, many are not taught\u00a0how to actively engage<\/em>\u00a0with written text or other media. Annotation is a tool to help you learn how to actively engage with a text or other media.\r\n\r\nView the following video about how to annotate a text.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/pf9CTJj9dCM\r\n\r\nAnnotating a text or other media (e.g. a video, image, etc.) is as much about you as it is the text you are annotating. What are YOUR responses to the author\u2019s writing, claims and ideas? What are YOU thinking as you consider the work? Ask questions, challenge, think!\r\n\r\nWhen we annotate an author\u2019s work, our minds should encounter<\/em> the mind of the author, openly and freely. If you met the author at a party, what would you like to tell to them; what would you like to ask them? What do you think they would say in response to your comments? You can be critical of the text, but you do not have to be. If you are annotating properly, you often begin to get ideas that have little or even nothing to do with the topic you are annotating. That\u2019s fine: it's all about generating insights and ideas of your own. Any good insight is worth keeping because it may make for a good essay or research paper later on.\r\n

The Secret is in the Pen<\/h3>\r\nOne of the ways proficient readers read is with a pen in hand. They know their purpose is to keep their attention on the material by:\r\n
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  • Predicting<\/em>\u00a0what the material will be about<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Questioning<\/em>\u00a0the material to further understanding<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Determining<\/em>\u00a0what's important<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Identifying<\/em>\u00a0key\u00a0vocabulary<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Summarizing<\/em>\u00a0the material\u00a0in their own words, and<\/li>\r\n\t
  • Monitoring<\/em>\u00a0their\u00a0comprehension\u00a0(understanding) during and after engaging with the material<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe same applies for mindfully viewing a film, video, image or other media.\r\n

    Annotating a Text<\/h3>\r\nReview the video, \"How to Annotate a Text.\" \u00a0Pay attention to both how to make annotations and what types of thoughts and ideas may be part of your annotations as you actively read a written text.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/youtu.be\/IzrWOj0gWHU\r\n

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    Example Assignment Format: Annotating a Written Text<\/h3>\r\nFor the annotation of reading assignments in this class, you will\u00a0cite and comment on a minimum of FIVE (5) phrases, sentences or passages from notes you take on the selected readings.\r\n\r\nHere is an example format for an assignment to\u00a0annotate a written text:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
    Passage #<\/strong><\/td>\r\nQuotation and Location<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMy Comments \/ Ideas<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    1<\/td>\r\nDirect quote\u00a0<\/em>(paragraph #)<\/em><\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    2<\/td>\r\nDirect quote\u00a0<\/em>(paragraph #)<\/em><\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    3<\/td>\r\nDirect quote\u00a0<\/em>(paragraph #)<\/em><\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    4<\/td>\r\nDirect quote\u00a0(paragraph #)<\/em><\/em><\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    5<\/td>\r\nDirect quote\u00a0<\/em>(paragraph #)<\/em><\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n

    Example Assignment Format: Annotating Media<\/h3>\r\nIn addition to annotating written text, at times you will have assignments to annotate media (e.g., videos, images or other media). For the annotation of media assignments in this class, you will\u00a0cite and comment on a minimum of THREE (3)\u00a0statements, facts, examples, research or any combination of those from the notes you take about\u00a0selected media.\r\n\r\nHere is an example format for an assignment to annotate media:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
    Passage #<\/strong><\/td>\r\nDescribe Passage<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMy Comments \/ Ideas<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    1<\/td>\r\nPassage Description<\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    2<\/td>\r\nPassage Description<\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
    3<\/td>\r\nPassage Description<\/td>\r\nAdd your comments here<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n ","rendered":"

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    One of the greatest challenges students face is adjusting to college reading expectations. \u00a0Unlike high school, students in college\u00a0are expected to read more “academic” type of materials in less time and usually recall the information as soon as the next class.<\/p>\n

    The problem is many students spend hours reading and have no idea what they just read. \u00a0Their eyes are moving across the page, but their mind is somewhere else. The end result is wasted time, energy, and frustration…and having to read the text again.<\/p>\n

    Although students are taught\u00a0how to read<\/em>\u00a0at an early age, many are not taught\u00a0how to actively engage<\/em>\u00a0with written text or other media. Annotation is a tool to help you learn how to actively engage with a text or other media.<\/p>\n

    View the following video about how to annotate a text.<\/p>\n