National Training on Literacy Instruction for English

TEXT ANNOTATION

Hunting for the Nitty Gritty: Noting Significant

Details and Textual Evidences
through Close Reading

I DO

Listen as your teacher models text annotation.

WE DO

Guided by your teacher, note significant details of the selection through text
annotation.

In February in Zamboanga City, Philippines, a dog threw herself in front of a

speeding motorcycle that was bearing down on two little girls – cousins Dina

Bunggal and Princess Diansing, ages 11 and 13 respectively. The girls were shaken

but unhurt. The motorcycle driver was also unhurt. But the dog, the hero of the day,

didn’t get off so easily. Brave, valiant Kabang did stop the motorcycle, but in doing

so, her snout became caught in the spokes. It was ripped off.

Source: https://www.dogster.com/the-scoop/kabang-hero-dog-philippines

Prepared by: Denn Marc P. Alayon

 National Training on Literacy Instruction for English

TEXT ANNOTATION

Hunting for the Nitty Gritty: Noting Significant

Details and Textual Evidences
through Close Reading

YOU DO

With your partner, note significant details from the story “The Dog of Pompeii”
through text annotation.

There was a homeless boy named Tito and his faithful dog Bimbo who lived in

Pompeii, the most beautiful city in ancient Italy. Tito was blind so the dog was his

“seeing eye” dog. He was like a parent to him because his parents had died already.

Bimbo had never left his side and really took very good care of him. Bimbo would go

to the bakery and get a loaf of raisin bread for Tito for his breakfast, lunch, and

dinner. One day, while Bimbo was getting some bread, the Mount Vesuvius erupted

so the dog pulled on Tito to bring him to safety. They ran as fast as they could

towards the marine gate. Unfortunately, unlike Tito, Bimbo was unable to survive.

Eighteen hundred years later, two scientists found a stone body of a dog with a raisin

bread in his mouth.

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Text annotation is done when the

reader “marks up” a text to indicate places of
importance or something they don’t
understand. Sometimes, readers annotate by
circling a word, underlining a phrase, or
highlighting a sentence.
Annotating also includes writing notes in the
margin; these notes might be thoughts or
questions about the text.
This process of annotating helps the reader
keep track of ideas and questions and supports
deeper understanding of the text.
Prepared by: Denn Marc P. Alayon