Below are some examples of annotations from last year's students. You have freedom to play around with them a little but and make them your own as long as you include enough relevant info about the book. One student always included a tea pairing with each book.
You can also look at appendix A in the syllabus to get some guidance. I expect your five annotations to be about as long (or longer if you wish) as these examples. Also, the summary must be written in your own words! Since you are reading the book YOU selected you should have no problem coming up with a summary in your own voice. If you use an Amazon, Barnes, and Noble, or publisher's summary you will receive zero points!
Included at the end is a grading rubric so you know how they will be graded. Feel free to comment if you have any questions!
https://laurenhackertra.blogspot.com/2022/03/historical-fiction-before-we-were-yours.html
https://lizthelibrarian1.blogspot.com/2023/03/the-greatest-beer-run-ever-annotation.html
https://abookwormandherbooks.blogspot.com/2023/03/week-11-western-annotation-lonesome-dove.html
https://cfts-ra.blogspot.com/2023/03/babel-or-necessity-of-violence-arcane.html
Hello! Can you clarify the difference between appeal factors and 3 terms that describe the book? Should the 3 terms not include appeal factors?
ReplyDeleteGreat question! The terms can absolutely include appeal factors! Most students choose to highlight the top three appeals as the terms that describe the book. They don't always have to be appeal terms though. Does that help?
DeleteOn the suggested format there is a line for "appeal" and another for the "3 terms". Should we include both?
DeleteThat is just an example of formatting - you are more than welcome to put your own spin on the annotation. You can definitely do one or the other!
DeleteGot it! Thanks! The examples are very helpful as well!
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