![]() These are the codes that I teach to go along with each annotation. If you look closely in the images above, there are images in the middle of each poster. I teach them the codes for each annotation. Before long, we are doing 9 annotations for one reading! After I teach one annotation, I build on it by teaching another in isolation, and then combining it with what we already know. The majority of my students come to me not having this skill since it was never explicitly taught or practiced on a consistent basis. These are images that pop into your head while we read.” Since I believe picturing what you read is a foundational skill for comprehension, I ALWAYS teach this first. I tell them, “today while we are reading we are going to jot all doodles. ![]() How I Teach Annotations as a Reading Strategy: Quotes: Jot down significant and meaningful quotes. Reactions: Jot down HOW what you’re reading makes you feel and WHY.Ĭause and Effect: Jot down what is happening and why. Motivations: Jot down WHY a character or author is doing something Hashtags: Jot down short and fun summaries and reactions about what you’re reading (#ohnoshedidn’t, #badidea, etc)Ĭonflict: Jot down the problems that are happening Questions: Jot down the questions that pop into your head ![]() Therefore, to make this reading strategy as meaningful as possible, I am very structured and consistent with how I teach and implement the annotations.īecause they are so useful to my middle school students, I want to share with you the annotations I use every year! These are the ones I have found to be most helpful for my students to become active readers.ĭoodle: Jot images that pop into your head while you’re readingīig Ideas: Jot down the big things that are happening I KNOW deep in my teacher heart that this strategy is super useful, and a tool that will carry with them throughout their educational journey. Research shows that when you read with a purpose, you are more likely to retain and understand what you’re reading, and annotations are a perfect way to help students have a purpose. I LOVE them! It is perfect to keep students focused and THINKING about what we’re reading. (sometimes we call them jots…it just depends on how fancy we are feeling that day) If there is one thing I do every day in my classroom, this would be it! Annotations
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