Text Annotation Techniques

Question 1

Step 3 asks the key question “So what?” This step encourages you to do what?

Accepted Answer

read for rhetorical effect

Question 2

One common pitfall listed is what?

Accepted Answer

circling words you never define

Question 3

Which of the 5 guiding questions focuses on the reader’s needs or beliefs?

Accepted Answer

audience

Question 4

Which MoD abbreviation matches “sensory detail, imagery”?

Accepted Answer

DES

Question 5

A paragraph that shows a “problem + proposed fix” uses which MoD?

Accepted Answer

P/S

Question 6

Why do MoD annotations give you a “multiple-choice win”?

Accepted Answer

They help you answer function questions, which ask what a section does.

Question 7

Fill-in-the-blank: “[Writer] + [rhetorical verb] + [what] in order to + _____.”Shift number

Accepted Answer

audience reaction/effect

Question 8

For AP essays, how many major shifts should you aim to mark?

Accepted Answer

3-4

Question 9

When a shift occurs, it is suggested that you label the new section how?

Accepted Answer

in 3-5 words

Question 10

Step 2 is all about tagging chunks with what?

Accepted Answer

methods of development (MoD)

Question 11

Step 1 tells us to mark what in the text?

Accepted Answer

transitions (shifts)

Question 12

When you feel a pivot, you should do what?

Accepted Answer

draw a horizontal line

Question 13

Annotating turns random highlighting into what?

Accepted Answer

purposeful note-taking

Question 14

When MoDs overlap, you should tag what?

Accepted Answer

the predominate one

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