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English Fury Explains…
R.A.W. Mastery™
--and how to obtain it--
R.A.W. Mastery™
--and how to obtain it--
Overview: Reading and writing shouldn't be intimidating to any student, and it does not have to be! Using this strategy is proven to boost writing ability and critical and creative thinking, which improves confidence and empowers students to take charge of their learning.
Reading, annotating and writing, enables students to effectively interact with and dig deep into the text as they read. Soon, as they question, define, identify, draw conclusions and make connections, students will be reading thoroughly, thinking critically and writing intentionally.
Your annotation and color-marking skills are a direct reflection of your ability to read actively.
Reading, annotating and writing, enables students to effectively interact with and dig deep into the text as they read. Soon, as they question, define, identify, draw conclusions and make connections, students will be reading thoroughly, thinking critically and writing intentionally.
Your annotation and color-marking skills are a direct reflection of your ability to read actively.
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Reading
Overview: Inferencing is a critical thinking strategy where readers make educated guesses about text. To extract these ideas, it’s important to be able to analyze text, vocabulary, characters, the author’s craft, sentence structure and more as you’re reading!
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Annotating
Overview: Annotating is definitely different than note-taking, which if done incorrectly, is ineffective. Annotating improves the depth of reading and understanding. It’s personal, so your system prompts a “relationship” with your text and the author.
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Writing:
thawriter’s toolbox™ Overview: Like a carpenter uses his tools to craft structural masterpieces, you can draft EPIC Content™ or Engaging Powerful Informative Creative Content™ using these tools from thawriter’s toolbox™. It’s your recipe for literary athleticism.
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Annotation Markings
Overview: Develop your own annotation marks or use these as a guide to get started!
Circle=vocabulary
i=inferences
[ ]=make notes
*=important text
?=question text
highlighter=highlight perspectives
Circle=vocabulary
i=inferences
[ ]=make notes
*=important text
?=question text
highlighter=highlight perspectives
How to Annotate
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•Identify diction
•Make connections •Converse with the text •Consider all perspectives •Make inferences •Paraphrase •Categorize patterns •Analyze characters •Examine SPEECH patterns/traditions •Highlight literary devices |
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...here are the literary devices you'll look for:
Samples
BEHOLD! Annotating is NOT summarizing text in the margins. Annotating is making inferences about the text, devices, language, characters, diction, S.P.E.E.C.H. context and more!
