ANNOTATING A TEXT: READING ACTIVELY

Reading actively helps you get to know the text better, how it makes its meaning and affects, understand its inner workings, and builds a relationship with that text.

1. Emotional sparks (immediate responses)
2. Figurative Language, Tone, Diction, Syntax, Imagery
3. Patterns and Repetitions (motifs)
4. Turns and Shifts (narration, dialogue)
5. Genre (textual features)
6. Allusions and Connections
7. Questions and Difficulties