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Independent Reading Annotation Guide

The document provides instructions for an independent reading annotation project. Students are asked to select one book to read from an approved list and take notes on it in 4 categories: contextual/background information, words, literary devices, and commentary. Notes should be in 2-3 complete sentences for each category. Students must submit both printed and electronic copies of their annotated notes to create a classroom "annotated edition". Parents must provide consent if a student wants to read an alternative book by one of the approved authors.

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Independent Reading Annotation Guide

The document provides instructions for an independent reading annotation project. Students are asked to select one book to read from an approved list and take notes on it in 4 categories: contextual/background information, words, literary devices, and commentary. Notes should be in 2-3 complete sentences for each category. Students must submit both printed and electronic copies of their annotated notes to create a classroom "annotated edition". Parents must provide consent if a student wants to read an alternative book by one of the approved authors.

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Independent Reading Annotation Project

annotate |ˈanəˌtāt| verb [ trans. ]


To furnish1 a text with commentary and/or critical or explanatory notes.

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin annotat- ‘marked,’ from the verb
annotare, from ad- ‘to’ + nota ‘a mark.’

Select one book from the Independent reading project. If you are interested in
reading an alternative book by one of the list’s authors (ex. Please bring it in to me
along with a signed note from your parents/gaurdians expressing their consent.
I will review and approve the book only it if it meets -- appropriate reading level and
content.

Notes on Notes:

With the exception of 2-3 complete sentences.

What you noticed and why it was important.

Categories:
-Contextual/Background Information
-Words
-Literary devices
-Commentary

You should take notes Each of these broad categories should

Turn in a printed copy as well as an electronic one. Compile all of the most effective
notes to accompany each text and create a classroom “annotated edition”

When you furnish a house, you fill it with all of the things a person would need to
live inside of it. Similarly, when you furnish a text with notes, you fill it with all of
the information a person would need to read and understand it.

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