
Beginning a sentence with “And” is a nontraditional syntactical choice, and “life was beginning over again” is figurative language. Example Assignment Format: Annotating a Written Text For the annotation of reading assignments in this class, you will cite and comment on a minimum of FIVE (5) phrases, sentences or passages from notes you take on the selected readings. “Sunshine” and “great bursts of leaves” are examples of imagery. In this example text, you might highlight the words “familiar conviction” for having unusual diction. Then, open the new graph for editing and paste the text by pressing. To copy a text annotation to a new graph, on the toolbar press the Copy Text button. "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer." Select the annotation to copy, then do either of the following: To duplicate any annotation in the same graph, on the toolbar choose Annotation > Duplicate Annotation. You can practice locating and labeling them using DIFS. Scott Fitzgerald uses several literary devices. In the short example text from "The Great Gatsby," F. When annotating using DIFS, you'll need four different colors of highlighter (one for each letter in DIFS) and a pen to write notes in the margins. DIFS stands for Diction, Imagery, Figurative Language and Syntax. One type of mnemonic device that you can use is called DIFS. Some of these kinds can be remembered with a mnemonic device. Techniques for Annotating a Textĭifferent types of texts call for different kinds of annotation. If you don’t remember the definition of one, write it in the margin with your pen.

Using a highlighter, locate all of the keywords in your own notes. Start with notes you took during a lecture and compare them with other materials, such as textbook pages given to you by your teacher.Īnnotation example: For a biology class, you might find the list of keywords given at the beginning of the chapter you’re studying.

Techniques for Annotated Notesįor annotated notes, your goal is to make them visually appealing and easy to study. Make sure you have something bolder, like a dark ink pen, so the notes you write in the margins are clear and legible. Highlighters are a staple of text annotation, but you can’t annotate an example text with highlighters alone.

To make annotated notes or any other kind of annotation, you'll need writing devices with ink or fluid that will stand out on your page.
