literature assignments
tn2019
MarkitUpSLS1510OldMan6.pptxMark it Up! Annotating Textbooks in sls1510
TCC The Learning Commons
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What is meant by “annotating”?
What is meant by “annotating”?
To annotate means
to add notes or comments.
In this class, annotating means
marking and writing comments
in the margins of your book.
A schedule design for optional periods of time/objectives.
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It looks like this ~
So, how do you annotate?
Mark the text!
Underline or highlight key words
Circle unfamiliar words or phrases
Use lines or arrows to connect ideas
Write in the Margins
State the main idea
Define unfamiliar words
Number each paragraph
Introductory notes.
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Why should you annotate?
Helps you stay focused
Deepens understanding
Record of thinking
Easier to review for tests
Bones for an essay!
Objectives for instruction and expected results and/or skills developed from learning.
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“But…”
“What! Annotating takes too long! And what about selling my book back?”
I wouldn’t write in other people’s book, of course; I write notes only in mine. I write comments with pencils and markers, jot down definitions, translations. . . . The books can be quite messy after I’m done with them. . . .
Why do I write my ideas in books? . . . Books are tools for me, books are interactive when I take notes, books are conversational when I argue with their content, books feed my mind and … my soul. When I’m done with a book, it doesn’t look too good, but it saves me a lot of time later on when I refer to the book once again. . . .
Some people told me they don’t have time to
write their thoughts. I think that we have a tendency
to find time for the things that we really enjoy; we just have to see the value of doing it.
One day, perhaps you’ll be happy to look back at your notes and rediscover what you were thinking 1, 5, 10, or [even] 25 years earlier.
Stephen Lafond on Dirty Books
Discuss writing in books with the audience. Why write in books? What does Lafond say about writing in books?
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You can use these symbols:
!!!
???
# & ***
unknown words
Let’s practice!
You will need:
Pens
Markers
Pencils
Sticky notes
A ruler
Your thinking cap!
The Parable of the Old Man and the Young Wilfred Owen – 1918
So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father, Behold the preparations, fire and iron, But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, and builded parapets and trenches there, And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son. When lo! An angel called him out of heaven, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, Neither do anything to him. Behold, A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns; Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him. But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one.
The Parable of the Old Man and the Young Wilfred Owen – 1918
So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac the first-born spake and said, My Father, Behold the preparations, fire and iron, But where the lamb for this burnt-offering? Then Abram bound the youth with belts and straps, and builded parapets and trenches there, And stretchèd forth the knife to slay his son. When lo! An angel called him out of heaven, Saying, Lay not thy hand upon the lad, Neither do anything to him. Behold, A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns; Offer the Ram of Pride instead of him. But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one.
What if … Abraham did sacrifice Isaac?
Behold the preparations: Fire and Iron
Abram bound the youth with: Belts and straps
And builded: Parapets and trenches
A ram, caught in a thicket by its horns
But the old man … slew his son, and half the seed of Europe …
