“Annotations slow readers down and cause them to think deeply, carefully, and intentionally as they read.” –Dr. Doug Fisher
Annotation is an important habit that students need to develop while they read closely. On Day 5, Dr. Fisher presents three foundational skills that students can use when annotating text. He encourages teachers to invite their students back into the same text that they read in the previous section to employ underlining, circling, and margin notes.
Introduce annotation to your students using the process shared by Dr. Fisher in the video. Then, invite your students back into the same text you read in the last session so they can reread and annotate the text while focusing on:
After your classroom lesson, consider using your Learning Log to reflect on how your students annotated their text.Introduce annotation to your students using the process shared by Dr. Fisher in the video. Then, invite your students back into the same text you read in the last session so they can reread and annotate the text while focusing on:
After your classroom lesson, consider using your Learning Log to reflect on how your students annotated their text.
This log can be used to capture new learnings as you develop close reading techniques.
