How to Annotate an Article

How to Annotate an Article – Step-by-Step Teacher Modeling

Watch me model how to annotate an informational text by annotating the NPR article “Attention, Students: Put Your Laptops Away.” In this lesson, I think aloud as I decide what to write in the margins, showing students how to label, summarize, analyze, question, and comment while reading.

This “annotate with me” lesson is ideal for middle and high school students and works well for class discussion, essay prep, and independent practice.

✏ Want to teach this skill in your classroom?
You can find the annotating PowerPoint used with this lesson in my Teachers Pay Teachers store here:
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