But also be sure you highlight enough text so that there is something to say about it. Highlight only what you actually want to talk about in your annotation. At the very least, think about your annotation as responsible to whatever text you select. It seems unlikely that that word alone will produce an interesting annotationĮven within a passage that is clearly rich with meaning, you’ll want to choose specific words or phrases for analysis. Second, select a discrete, but complete piece of text for your analysis. You can also select text within or that includes another highlight or annotation. Note: if a classmate has already selected the passage you want to write about, you can either respond by opening their annotation and clicking “reply,” or annotate it yourself by re-selecting the same text.
THINGS TO ANNOTATE FULL
Select text carefully for annotationįirst, you’ll want to focus in on the most intriguing or ambiguous passages of a text for analysis, though as you will see from user modelstudent’s annotations below on the opening of Hamlet, even some of the most mundane lines can be full of deeper meaning. If the passage is difficult to comprehend at first read, then that’s a good sign that an annotation could tell us something interesting.
Here, though, are 5 best practices we believe can make your annotations better - more visually appealing and informative - from our perspective as veterans of annotation: 1. Follow these first and foremost - you don’t want to get us in trouble, do you? Your teacher will likely have specific guidelines about creating annotations for your class work.
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