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Annotating a Text: Style and Syntax Lesson PlanAnnotating a Text: Style and Syntax Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 Learn
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9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Year
2022
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Annotating a Text: Style and Syntax

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This Annotating a Text: Style and Syntax lesson plan also includes:
  • "Where Did My Little Girl Go?" (pdf)
  • "Where Did My Little Girl Go?" (.docx)
  • Word Bank (pdf)
  • Word Bank (docx)
  • Teacher Key 1
  • Teacher Key 2
  • Annotating a Text (.html)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • Dashing Through the Snow Sample Responses (.pdf)
  • Don't Box Me In Sample Responses (.pdf)
  • Annotated Text Poster (.pdf)
  • Dashing Through the Snow Word Bank - English (.pdf)
  • Dashing Through the Snow Word Bank - English (.docx)
  • Dashing Through the Snow Word Bank - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Dashing Through the Snow Word Bank - Spanish (.docx)
  • Dashing Through the Snow - English (.pdf)
  • Dashing Through the Snow - English (.docx)
  • Dashing Through the Snow - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Dashing Through the Snow - Spanish (.docx)
  • Don't Box Me In Word Bank - English (.pdf)
  • Don't Box Me In Word Bank - English (.docx)
  • Don't Box Me In Word Bank - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Don't Box Me In Word Bank - Spanish (.docx)
  • Don't Box Me In - English (.pdf)
  • Don't Box Me In - English (.docx)
  • Don't Box Me In - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Don't Box Me In - Spanish (.docx)
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If you have a favorite author, you probably recognize their style. Conduct a close read of the text, marking it up as they go. Collaborative sharing time and a summary writing prompt follow the main activity.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

annotation, syntax, author's style, writing styles, summarizing

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Model how to mark up a text, sharing your thinking as you go
  • Create a key that uses different colors of highlighters or pens to note different elements within a text

Classroom Considerations

  • The lesson requires printing a word bank and copies of text for learners

Pros

  • Includes teacher keys to demonstrate the proper way to annotate and respond to the piece of writing
  • Adaptable for use with a variety of texts

Cons

  • Loses focus near the beginning of the lesson by including a word bank activity that does not connect to the rest of the activities

Common Core

RL.9-10.5 RL.11-12.5 RI.9-10.5 RI.11-12.5 W.9-10.9.a W.11-12.9.a

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