Summary

As students read, they circle new words, underline details to support main ideas, and star the main ideas. They then compare their notes with a partner before sharing with the rest of the class. This text annotation strategy gives students practice identifying important information in a text and provides students with an easy way to refer back to those important points in the future. It can also be customized to fit the specific needs of the lesson. For example, a lesson on character arcs could call for students to circle characters' goals, underline character traits, and star the names of main characters instead.