Annotating+for+Main+Ideas,+Significant+Details,+etc.

Complete the following tasks. Do any writing in the margins on the page you are reading or on a sticky note.

1) Read the passage once through.

2) Read the passage once through again and underline anything that you think sticks out as important.

3) Review the underlined portions and label them accordingly:          a) Write an "M" for main idea next to underlined portions that speak to the big idea that passage is describing b) Write a "SD" for significant detail next to all that you underlined that supports big idea

4) Try to summarize the section of reading in one sentence, either a statement or a question that author is asking.

5) After having done steps 1-4, answer the following questions:

What does the author want his audience to see?

What does the author use in his or her writing to help his audience see it?