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Annotating Text: 5 Guided Practices

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Want to guide students in developing their personal annotation style? Quality annotation helps kids remember what they read, and discuss and write about it more effectively. But it's tricky to teach, since there isn't really a one-size-fits all

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English Language Arts, Close Reading

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7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Google Apps

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RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1a, SL.9-10.1b...

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Annotating Text: Illumination Project for any Text

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Teaching students how to annotate text is tricky. How can you help them develop their own style without taking the joy out of reading with long checklists of requirements? Annotation helps students remember what they read, and draw on it effectively

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Literature, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

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Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RI.9-10.1, RI.9-10.2, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.6...

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Annotating Text: Collaborative Roles

By Spark Creativity

Want to coach your students on improving their annotation of text? Try this fun collaborative activity with giant Shakespeare sonnet posters on your wall, then use the model you've introduced students to over and over with any text.This activity

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Close Reading

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.9, RI.9-10.3, RI.9-10.4, RI.9-10.5, RI.9-10.8, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1b...

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Annotating Text: Colorful Classroom Posters

By Spark Creativity

Teaching annotation has been boring for too long! The results of quality annotation are so wonderful for kids - it helps them remember what they read, discuss it more effectively, and write about it more easily. But how to get them there?These

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Close Reading

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Google Apps

CCSS:

RL.9-10.1, RL.9-10.2, RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.4, RL.9-10.5, RL.9-10.6, SL.9-10.1, SL.9-10.1a

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Faculty, The Webb Schools Faculty, The American College of Sofia Writer: Independent School Magazine, readwritethink.org, English Journal, Independent Teacher Online, NCTE Classroom Notes Plus, NAIS Cool Books Project, We Are Teachers, Follett Contributor: Cult of Pedagogy Podcast Guest: Cult of Pedagogy, The Cornerstone for Teachers

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like to use creative, artistic, differentiated pedagogies. I constantly promote free-choice reading, use interdisciplinary journal prompts and help students explore different forms of creative writing. I like a variety of discussion forms like literature circles and fishbowl discussions, but particularly focus on developing the group dynamics required for round-table discussions.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

National Arthur Ashe Award for Community Involvement, Leadership, and Sportsmanship The Webb Schools New Teacher Award

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A., Pomona College M.A., Middlebury College

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast The Creative High School English Facebook Group @nowsparkcreativity www.nowsparkcreativity.com

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1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Higher Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Vocabulary, Specialty, Science, Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Drama, EFL - ESL - ELD, Career and Technical Education, Life Skills, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Writing, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Poetry, Halloween, Valentine's Day, For All Subjects, Informational Text, Close Reading

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