More About Annotation

Annotation is a conversation the reader has with the text in order to find meaning, to understand purpose, and to gain knowledge.

Color-coding with commentary (thoughts, questions responses) and symbols.

Annotation is a necessary skill to master because you are in partnership with the text.  It is through this method you will show your learning and understanding either orally or through your writing.

Reading, Logging, Annotation

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK AND YOUR READING JOURNAL

Today you will have 1/2 hour to read and to journal - during this time I will come around and
take a look at the work you are doing in your journals.  Your goals should include:

Identifying character traits and how their decisions and actions affect the story
and
Identifying major conflicts that drive the story forward.

Be sure to write down QUOTES, write down pages # when interesting events or
conflicts happen and any other evidence you feel is important.  

And, DON'T FORGET YOUR THINKING.

WE will also review BASIC ESSAY FORMATTING
AND
Finish annotating the Toxic Worm article INCLUDING a
short written statement about the impact of the text.
So, this is not a summary, it is your thoughts about the
information the text has provided.

THE AWESOME WORLD OF ANNOTATION

TODAY dive into the awesome world of annotation by:

1. Understanding what it is and what it is not
2.  Looking a a few examples 
3.  Annotating an article together 

FIRST - have a look at these examples, what do you notice?

F and H Block Homework

F and H block please finish the NOREDINK diagnostic for WEDNESDAY.  Thx

C & D Block NOREDINK Homework

Please finish the Diagnostic Test for TUESDAY AUGUST 30TH.

NOREDINK Class codes

HERE ARE THE CLASS CODES FOR YOUR ACCOUNT WITH

MAKE SURE YOU USE THE CODE FOR THE BLOCK YOU ARE IN!!!

C BLOCK:     hk7dwmw7

D BLOCK:     fh4m4ahh

F BLOCK:      94f9efww

H BLOCK      4a849w3w

DRAMATIC ARC VISUAL

Journal Sentence Starters

Sentence Starters for Reader Response Log Entries

1.     I wonder what this means... 

2.     I really don't understand this part... 

3.     I really like/dislike this idea because... 

4.     This character reminds me of somebody I know because... 

5.     This character reminds me of myself because... 

6.     This character is like (name of character) in (title of book) because ... 

7.     I think this setting is important because... 

8.     This scene reminds me of a similar scene in (title of book) because ...  

9.     I like/dislike this writing because... 

10.  This part is very realistic/unrealistic because...

11.  I think the relationship between ________and _______ is interesting because... 

12.  This section makes me think about, because... 

13.  I like/dislike (name of character) because... 

14.  This situation reminds me of a similar situation in my own life. It happened when... 

15.  The character I most admire is _________

16.  If I were (name of character) at this point, I would…

17.  This part of the story would have been better if… 

18.  I think the author should have included... 

19.  When I read, I notice... 

20.  A question I had when I read is...

21.  This section of the book made me feel... 

22.  This reminds me of______________ that has happened in my life. 

23.  I learned... 

24.  I predict_________________ will happen next... 

25.  I love the way…                 

26.  I can't believe…     

27.  I wonder why… 

28.  I noticed... 

29.  I think…

30.  If I were…

31.  I'm not sure... 

32.  So far, my favorite character is ... because... 

33.  I like the way the author ... 

34.  I don't know this word ___________ ; I think it means... 

35.  I felt sad when... 

36.  I wish that... 

37.  This made me think of... 

38.  I was surprised... 

39.  It seems like...

40.  I'm not sure…

41.  Some of the illustrations make me think ... 

42.  This story teaches… 

43.  I began to think of…

44.  The following word (or phrase) caught my eye because... 

45.  I have a question here about… 

46.  I am confused by...

47.  While I was reading I pictured…               

48.  This was realistic because…

49.  This was unrealistic because…

50.  I realize… 

51.    This part demonstrates the authors tone is__________.  I know this because… 

52.     I believe the theme of the book is __________because of….

53.     I believe the author's purpose is_________________. I  think this because of…  

54.     I began to think of…  

55.  This is a good example of figurative language

Conferences and NoRedInk

TODAY I WILL:

1) HAND OUT YOUR CHEAT SHEETS FOR 

DRAMATIC ARC AND SENTENCE STARTERS

PASTE THEM IN YOUR JOURNALS - THEY ARE 

ALSO ON THE BLOG

2) FINISH WITH OUR WRITING CONFERENCES

3) HAVE A LOOK AT THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE

IN YOUR READING JOURNALS - PEER LOOK-SEES

4) SIGN ON TO 

Conferences and Journal Writing

Today I will give you some ideas about how to journal about

your reading! 

TOGETHER, WE WILL BRAINSTORM SENTENCE

STARTERS TO INSPIRE YOUR MIND.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR BOOK

While you are working on your first journal entries, I will
conference with you about your writing using The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman.

HOMEWORK:  OUR GOAL IS TO SET ONE OR TWO WRITING GOALS
THESE GOALS ARE DUE ON 
FRIDAY FOR C & D BLOCKS
AND MONDAY FOR F AND H BLOCKS

HOMEWORK: MAKE SURE YOUR 

NAME IS VISIBLE ON

YOUR READING JOURNAL

ARE THESE QUESTIONS OR STATEMENTS FAMILIAR TO YOU!!!!!

I can't find books I like.
There's nothing out there I want to read.
Why do I have to read?
Where can I find books I might like?

TODAY we will:

1. Visit Ms. Rhona in the library and see what she has to say
about the discovery of books.
2. Take a look at some book journal entries.
3. Begin conferencing with me about your writing and
4. While I am conferencing with a student, the rest of you
will begin your reading journals.

YOUR GOALS FOR YOUR JOURNAL ARE:

1. Get a sense of the characters
2. Notice and note anything that catches your attentions
3. Write down any awesome quotes and who said the quote.

YOU CAN BE AS CREATIVE AS YOU WISH


READING NOTEBOOK EXEMPLARS

A range of reading notebooks from donamore1

Hello and happy Friday!

Today is all about books and reading.

1.     The first thing you will do is carefully fill out a READING PROFILE! This is an important document that will help you understand your reading habits.

2.    After that, we will have a MINI-BOOK TALK where a reader will volunteer to tell us why they like (or did not like) the last book they read.

3.  Begin to put together our library (you will need your computers for this)

If you have your most recently read book cover, please write your name on it and tack it to the reading board.  YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR COVER UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK!

TODAY in blocks H and F, we will:

1. BRAINSTORM: WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING?  Make sure you have your English notebooks to write down our ideas:

2.  PROMPT DRIVEN WRITING:  Choose 1 of the following prompts written below and write a well structured short essay addressing the prompt. Use what you know about good writing to help you compose your response.

           -  If you were a king or a queen, what do you think is the most important role a monarch plays in people's lives?

           - When teenagers graduate from high school they should be required to serve   in the military for two years.

           - What is love?

           - Imagine that you fell down a mine shaft with nothing more than a pair of   extra socks, some dental floss, a mini-flashlight, a bag of pretzels, and a set of         keys. You managed to survive for two days and then freed yourself.  Now, tell the story of how you escaped.

I HOPE YOU ALL A MOST FABULOUS WEEKEND

Today you will receive your laptop (WOOHOO) and I suspect most of class will be dedicated to that endeavour!

But, I also want to tell you about a fabulous opportunity to join JoMUN.

And, if we have more time, we will brainstorm about "WHAT MAKES GOOD WRITING"?

Happy last day before the weekend!

1.   If you have your book cover, please pin it to our reading board.
Don't forget to put your name on it.

2.  JoMUN (Johannesburg Model  Untited Nations) Presentation:

2016 2017 school year activity assembly jo mun presentation from Donna Moreau

3.  BRAINSTORM: WHAT ARE THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD WRITING?  Make sure you have your English notebooks to write down our ideas:

4.  PROMPT DRIVEN WRITING:  Choose 1 of the following prompts written below and write a well structured short essay addressing the prompt. Use what you know about good writing to help you compose your response.

If I were a king or a queen, I . . . 

When teenagers graduate from high school they should be required to serve in the military for two years.

What is love?

Imagine that you fell down a mine shaft with nothing more than a pair of extra socks, some dental floss, a miniflashlight, a bag of pretzels, and a set of keys. You managed to survive for two days and then freed yourself.  Now, tell the story of how you escaped.

AND SO IT BEGINS!

Greetings 8th Graders 
HOMEWORK:  Print out the cover of the most recent book you have read.

Today we will settle in by:

-Introducing yourselves to me and each other
          What's your favorite movie, food, etc.?
           What's your biggest pet peeve?
-Orient ourselves to the class and expectations
-Set up your document/portfolio files
-And, talk about books

MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN THIS BLOG ADDRESS AS THIS IS YOUR PRIMARY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND YOU MUST REFER TO IT WHEN YOU NEED INFO ON THE CLASS.

OF COURSE THERE IS NO HOMEWORK, IT'S THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS 

(HOWEVER, READING A BOOK IS ALWAYS DA GOOD THING)