Annotating is any action that deliberately interacts with a text to enhance the reader’s understanding of, recall of, and reaction to the text. Sometimes called “close reading,” annotating usually involves highlighting or underlining key pieces of text and making notes in the margins of the text.

What is an example annotation?

The definition of an annotation is an added note that explains something in a text. … For example, the United States Code Annotated contains the statutes of the United States and, after each statutory provision are the comments and summaries pertaining to that provision.

What are some annotation symbols?

• ASTERISK/EXCLAMATION MARK identify new ideas and/or big ideas that are important. …
• CIRCLE/UNDERLINE (or highlight) important vocabulary. …
• ARROWS show how ideas within the same text are related. …
• NUMBERS indicate steps in a process, itemized lists, etc.