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Loeb / McLaughinName: ________________________________English IIKenwood AcademyPeriod: _______________________________The Crucible (ACT I): Reading Annotation GuideThe following is a guide to annotating Arthur Miller’s The Crucible. While you will be responsible for annotating the play as you read using the Kenwood Academy annotation framework, your annotation guides should include at least five (5) different annotation elements drawn from below. Write clearly and legibly. Please make sure that you are citing the page number from where you are extracting your quotations. Avoid using the same quotation for multiple annotation entries. Incorporate as many of the different types of annotation elements as possible. The more diverse your annotations, the better your annotation grade.Types of Annotations#Annotation ElementDescription of Annotation Type1Narrator / Author’s ToneIdentify the narrator or author’s tone. Take note of specific words, adjectives, and context clues to help you identify the tone being used. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.2Make ConnectionsState your relation to a passage in the book that you found interesting. Of what / who / where does the passage remind you? Make a connection(s) to the passage(s) using examples from your own experience, ?other plays / novels, or your research on the Puritans. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.3Check Your Mirrors! / Main IdeaJust like driving a car and looking through the rearview mirror, check your mirrors and provide a summary of what you just read. Identify the main idea and any supporting details in the summary you provide. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.4InferenceInferences are ideas and conclusions that you draw from the text you read based on evidence. Inferences should use the following sentence templates: “It could be that _________ because of _________. I can see that on page ____ where it reads, ‘_______.’”Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.5Question / ConfusionIf you are confused about a passage or have a deep thinking / probing question to ask, write it down and provide the quote. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.6Draw Conclusions / Make PredictionsMake a prediction or draw a conclusion based on a passage from the text. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.7Theme ConnectionIdentify one of our themes in the text and explain what the text shows or teaches about the theme. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.8Literary ElementsIf you spot a literary element (similes, metaphors, imagery, personification, foreshadowing, etc), be sure to explain why / how it is an example of a particular literary element. Additionally, explain what using the element does for your understanding of the text. Provide evidence, indicating the page number and passage in the text.#Passage / QuotationsAnnotationAnnotation Rubric and Score1234Little evidence of true interaction with text. Annotations are largely perfunctory, obvious, or rushed.0-2 annotations completed.Evidence of some interaction with text.Annotations are often rushed and obvious but present and indicate a basic, entry-level engagement with reading.3-5 annotations completed.Evidence of strong interaction with text. Annotations offer engagement with nearly every annotation element, delving deeply into inferences, questions, and engagement.6-9 annotations completed.Evidence of strong interaction with text. Annotations offer advanced engagement with every annotation element, delving deeply into inferences, questions, and engagement that are original, insightful, and thought provoking.10 annotations ments______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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