Teaching Students To Use Text Annotation & Text Evidence

What You Will Learn

Participants in this course will learn a variety of new instructional strategies to help their students tackle challenging texts during normal classroom reading or exams, including:

You Will Learn:

• The importance of proper text annotation and how to use text annotation while reading a text
• The seven most common types of context clues that readers can use to determine the meaning of unknown words
• How teachers can teach their students to use text evidence and annotation to support a written response during an exam

Course Guiding Question:

What proper annotation techniques should I teach my students to help them develop a deep understanding of a particular text, and how should I incorporate these annotation skills into my student’s lessons?

Professional Development Credits

At the conclusion of the course, you will receive a certificate for 8 Professional Development Hours (Clock Hours, CPEs).

Model Teaching Professional Development Courses are pre-approved in many states and we provide easy approval forms to submit to your license granting authority if required.

If you are a teacher seeking license renewal and wish to verify acceptance of our Professional Development Courses, please view our PD STATE REQUIREMENTS PAGE to learn more about your state’s requirements.

Also, consider taking our UNIVERSITY-PARTNERED, ACADEMIC CREDIT COURSES to earn regionally accredited units or credits, accepted by most states for teacher re-licensing and salary advancement.

Approval Information About This Course for Teaching License Renewal & Continuing Education

Model Teaching has helped thousands of teachers across the country meet their relicensing requirements.

This course is Pre-Approved in the following states for License Renewal and Continuing education:

• Texas – CPE’s, TEA-Approved
• New York CTLE’s – NYSED-Approved
• Pennsylvania DOE – ACT 48-Approved
• Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) – Approved
• Nevada DOE
• Tennessee
• Other States As Well

If you do not see your state listed here, this course may be pre-approved in your state as well. Chat with us or leave a ticket for our recommendations.

For More Information About Your Specific State Requirements, Please View Your State Requirements

Please confirm your specific district or state requirements for license renewal prior to registering and feel free to reach out to us with any questions you may have about our courses.

Topics Covered and General Course Outline

Section 1 – The Importance of Annotation

Section 2 – Annotating For Deeper Understanding

Section 3 – Using Context Clues

Section 4 – Annotating To Respond to a Text

Section 5 – Annotating To Cite Evidence

Helpful Resources & Templates Included With the Course

The course comes with 18 templates, tools, and graphic organizers ready to be used in your classroom!

These Include:

• Sample Annotated Text-Grades 3-5
• Sample Annotated Text-Grades 6-8
• Sample Annotated Text-Grades 9-12
• Beginning, Middle, & End Summary Tool
• “Somebody Wanted But So” Summary Tool
• 5 Ws & How Summary Tool
• Text Connections Graphic Tool
• Inferencing Graphic Organizer
• Cause & Effect Graphic Tool
• Cause & Effect-Multiple Causes Graphic Tool
• Cause & Effect-Multiple Effects Graphic Tool
• Context Clues Lesson Plan Template
• Context Clues to Define New Words Graphic Organizer
• Head, Heart, Hands, & Feet Graphic Tool
• Reader Response Writing Prompt Template
• Assessment Questions Template
• Effectiveness Checklist
• Text Annotations Unit Plan

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