Help your students learn how to annotate nonfiction text with this step-by-step text annotation unit! This annotating text resource includes everything you need to teach your middle and high school students how to effectively annotate and closely read informational text. Includes print and digital formats! Begin your unit with a presentation for direct instruction. Students will use the included guided notes to follow along with the lesson. Then, work together in a whole-class setting to annotate a piece of text together using guided instructions and step-by-step pacing. There are three different files included with this annotation unit. An editable, 23 slide presentation for direct instruction A PDF document with supplementary materials A PDF containing the digital, Google-based links The direct instruction presentation walk students step-by-step through the annotating process. It also includes a guided practice of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and a corresponding answer key. The teaching annotation student material includes: A student annotation guide reference sheet (color and B&W) Student reference bookmarks (color and B&W) A full-text annotation exercise (The Gettysburg Address) A key for the annotation exercise Student note pages Prep is quick and easy... Just print the student pages, project the presentation, and guide your students through the process. You're ready for a fun and engaging class! Or you can also choose the digital options! TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID… ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kimberly C. says, "This was a great way to get my students to visualize the annotation process. Having them take notes and see the WHY behind annotation and then getting to practice it helped them to realize how helpful it can be!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jill D. says, "This is such a helpful resource! I've made a few things to explain things to students but finding this was a game changer- the slides, bookmark, practice... I made copies and posters as resources for our class binders, the classroom, and refer to it all the time." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Maura L. says, "This was a great resource that I used in conjunction with my Social Studies curriculum. My students previously used the fiction annotation unit so they were familiar with the layout of this unit as well. We looked at some articles that supported the curriculum using the annotation guide. Students who showed a mastery of this skill early on were permitted to create their own guide to use as well." You may also like… → Punctuation Teaching Unit → Academic Vocabulary Program → Essay Writing Unit Helpful Advice: * Follow my store by clicking HERE, so you don’t miss out on sales and new resources * Please provide feedback on this resource. Doing so will help you earn TPT credits that you can apply toward future purchases! It’s like FREE TPT cash! © The Daring English Teacher, Inc. All rights reserved. License good for single-classroom use only.