Annotation means to take notes about a text while reading. Annotation helps students interact with a text, read with purpose, show their thinking on the page, and dive into a deeper understanding of a text. Ultimately, I want to help students be more skillful readers, both in school and in their personal lives in the future. 

Join me in my class as we define the word “annotation,” discuss the importance of annotation, examine examples of different annotation methods both on paper and...