ESSAY WRITING: ANNOTATION English Language learners: This is a 10-slide presentation to help you revisit necessary information about annotation, so you can focus on key points as you read. (Created by Rita Zuba Prokopetz / G&R Languages – November, 2013)

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Topic:
Essay writing: Annotation - Open Educational Resources (OER)
Audience:
English language learners
Published by: G&R Languages – November, 2013
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Sample annotation
An adjective Clause
(ac) is a dependent
clause and it
modifies a noun.
It is formed when
you combine two
sentences to form
one stronger which
contains the a.c.
What: depend/ clause
How: change n.
Why: strong sent/
My thoughts:
.easy to learn
.simple to use
.improve sent/
.help w/ ¶ writing
.show knowledge
Source: http://eslbee.com/AdjClauses.htm
Sources: Information obtained from various colleagues
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Sources: Information obtained from various colleagues
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Topic:
Essay writing: Annotation - Open Educational Resources (OER)
Audience:
English language learners
Published by: G&R Languages – November, 2013
Photos and images by ClipArt
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