What is annotated rubric?
Use this rubric when asking students to cite valid evidence for a chosen topic, summarize and analyze sources, and present annotations in the format of an annotated bibliography. The content of this rubric is also available as a flexible grading form.
What are the 11 annotation techniques?
How to annotate text while reading: 11 annotation strategies you might find helpful:
- Circle unfamiliar words.
- Use question marks to indicate areas of uncertainty.
- Use stars to indicate anything that seems important, such as themes, symbols, foreshadowing, etc.
How do you structure an annotation?
An annotation is a brief note following each citation listed on an annotated bibliography. The goal is to briefly summarize the source and/or explain why it is important for a topic. They are typically a single concise paragraph, but might be longer if you are summarizing and evaluating.
What are the rules of annotation?
Pick up a pencil, a pen, or a post-it.
How do you assess annotation?
Annotating as an Assessment Tool
- engage with the text when their minds are tempted to wander.
- hold thinking so it can be referred to later.
- recall thinking so they can share with an expert what they need.
- remember what they thought was important at the time of the reading.
How do I annotate a text?
How do you annotate?
- Summarize key points in your own words.
- Circle key concepts and phrases.
- Write brief comments and questions in the margins.
- Use abbreviations and symbols.
- Highlight/underline.
- Use comment and highlight features built into pdfs, online/digital textbooks, or other apps and browser add-ons.
How do you annotate text examples?
What is the first step in annotating?
Identify the main thesis. Underline the thesis (the main argument or viewpoint, one or two sentences) and write it in your own words in the margin. Continue reading the first sentence or two of the body paragraphs. Highlight the point of each paragraph and summarize it in the margin in your own words.
