ANNOTATION involves creating your own way of marking up a text and creating a personalized but organized method of extracting and using the information you have gathered as you read a text. Here are some examples of annotated texts:
FUTURE USAGE TIP Annotating is a skill that is used in many assignments, including Summary Response essays. Scroll down for more information on Summary Response strategies.
Before you can write a quality summary response essay, you should concentrate on your close reading and annotation skills.
CLOSE READING involves asking questions about the text as you read it (or about a film as you watch it):
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: