Text Coding

NOTEBOOK CHARTS
Teaching students
how to annotate
texts

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TEXT CODING CHART TEXT CODING CHART
HIGHLIGHT: HIGHLIGHT:
Highlight important information that will help Highlight important information that will help
you remember key details. you remember key details.
Key facts & important details from Key facts & important details from
Yellow Yellow
the text the text
Pink Key terms & important vocabulary Pink Key terms & important vocabulary

Annotate: Annotate:
Stop & jot your thoughts as you read. Stop & jot your thoughts as you read.

? Jot down questions. ? Jot down questions.

OMG Jot down surprising facts. OMG Jot down surprising facts.

c Jot down connections you have. c Jot down connections you have.

In the margins, jot down any In the margins, jot down any
comments, reactions & thoughts. comments, reactions & thoughts.

• © The Literacy Library • © The Literacy Library

TEXT CODING CHART TEXT CODING CHART
HIGHLIGHT: HIGHLIGHT:
Highlight important information that will help Highlight important information that will help
you remember key details. you remember key details.
Key facts & important details from Key facts & important details from
the text the text

Key terms & important vocabulary Key terms & important vocabulary

Annotate: Annotate:
Stop & jot your thoughts as you read. Stop & jot your thoughts as you read.

? Jot down questions. ? Jot down questions.

OMG Jot down surprising facts. OMG Jot down surprising facts.

c Jot down connections you have. c Jot down connections you have.

In the margins, jot down any In the margins, jot down any
comments, reactions & thoughts. comments, reactions & thoughts.

• © The Literacy Library • © The Literacy Library

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