Novel Annotation Directions:

1. Circle unfamiliar words and write synonyms in the margin.
2. Highlight or underline descriptions of characters and their relationships, important
quotes, setting information, plot details, and anything related to theme.
Label reason for noting.
3. Put a box around symbols and literary devices (personification, metaphor,
similes, alliteration, hyperbole, irony, allusion, etc.)
4. Record personal connections that you make with the novel in the margins.
5. For each chapter, compose at least two discussion questions that a teacher might ask.
6. At the end of each chapter, write a brief summary.