Class Tuesday

I am not here today.. obviously.. Sick babies..

1. Please take out your Cornell notes on the annotation article.. make sure your name is on it and turn it into the sub. Please also write your hour on the homework, please.
2. Quiz postponed until next class period.

3. Collaborative Annotating  of a Text

Definition

Annotating text goes beyond underlining, highlighting, or making symbolic notations or codes on a given text. Annotation includes adding purposeful notes, key words and phrases, definitions, and connections tied to specific sections of text.

Purpose:

Annotating text promotes student interest in reading and gives learners a focused purpose for writing. It supports readers’ ability to clarify and synthesize ideas, pose relevant questions, and capture analytical thinking about text. Annotation also gives students a clear purpose for actively engaging with text and is driven by goals or learning target(s) of the lesson.

Through the use of collaborative annotation (annotations made by multiple individuals on the same text), learners are given the opportunity to “eavesdrop on the insights of other readers” (Wolfe & Neuwirth, 2001). Both peers and instructors can provide feedback in order to call attention to additional key ideas and details. Annotating text causes readers to process information at a deeper level and increases their ability to recall information from the text. It helps learners comprehend difficult material and engage in what Probst (1988) describes as, “dialogue with the text.”

Procedure

1.      Define the purpose for annotation based on learning target(s) and goals.  Some examples include:

a.       Locating evidence in support of a claim

b.      Identifying main idea and supporting details,

c.       Analyzing the validity of an argument or counter-argument

d.      Determining author’s purpose

e.       Giving an opinion, reacting, or reflecting

f.        Identifying character traits/motivations

g.       Summarizing and synthesizing

h.      Defining key vocabulary

i.        Identifying patterns and repetitions

j.        Making connections

k.      Making predictions

2. Partner with a classmate in close proximity to your desk. Push your desks together. Both students need to click open the following article. 

College Article

3. Using the criteria above as your guide, you will collaboratively annotate this article each on your own notebook paper. (This means that you each will be taking notes on your own paper.. two students.. two recorded notes)

4. Once you are done, organize annotations together in Cornell notes. 

5. Hmwk: Be ready for quiz..  

On your own... read the following article NY Times College and annotate and organize notes to turn in on your block day.