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Reading Courses
The way I approach reading is very simple.
Track the story.
Outline the essay.
The worst decision a student can make is to read without annotating.
I always tell my own children as well as my students that annotating ensures they NEVER have to read the book again if you don't want to, but NOT ANNOTATING will make them either fail or go back to reread more times than they'd like.
The bottom line is, they don't remember anything.
Their mind begins to drift.
Annotating keeps them engaged, it keeps them involved.
It will help them remember the plot line, and they will know exactly where to look when they need to go back and look for text evidence resulting in better grades, less stress, less anxiety, and less studying.
ANNOTATING Classes
1. Annotate a Novel with Mrs. Martinez✏️
Summer Reading / School Novel
🎯Here me think aloud.
Learn how to track the story's plot.
🎯Learn how to answer SRQ's (short response questions)
🎯Learn how to fill in a plot diagram.
🎯Learn how to find a theme.
2. Annotating Series
✏️Learn how to take notes for fiction and nonfiction texts.
✏️Learn what to take note of: text structures, organization of ideas, figurative language, theme, etc.
Class #1 Learn all about annotating: what it is, why we do it, how to do it.
Class #2 Learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction texts.
Class #3 Learn plot structure (aka story structure) and essay structure
Class #4 Practice annotating fiction text.
Class #5 Practice annotating nonfiction text.