Required Annotations and the Dialectical Journal

Does your class annotate to deepen their understanding of a text? Before they jump into Night by Elie Wiesel, have them practice annotating with a short excerpt. Provided here is a guide to annotation and a two-page excerpt on the Holocaust by Christopher Browning. Encourage your class to ask questions, seek clarifications, make comments, and make inferences. Then, discuss the process of annotating.