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Practicing literal Annotations

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Introducing your annotation bookmark

  • Two versions of this bookmark: a more complex version and a simpler version. Neither is better! Choose the version that works best for you.
  • Use the questions to help you write annotations at all three levels for any text.

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Literal

  • Literal notes focus on what is in the text.
    • What is happening?
    • Who are the people? How are they described?
    • Where are we?
    • When is it happening?
    • Details that are described.
    • Words! Making sense of vocabulary you don’t know.

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Literary Devices and Figurative Language

  • Identifying literary devices and figurative language is something you can do at a literal level.
  • Interpreting the impact of these literary devices and figurative language happens in inferential and critical annotations. We’ll get there!

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I try: The Little Plant

The Little Plant

By Kate Louise Brown

In the heart of a seed,�Buried deep, so deep,�A tiny plant�Lay fast asleep.

"Wake," said the sunshine,�"And creep to the light."�"Wake," said the voice�Of the raindrops bright.

The little plant heard,�And it rose to see�What the wonderful�Outside world might be.

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You try: The Rose that Grew from Concrete