Literature Circle Annotation Roles
Feeling stuck? Check out these annotation examples for each Literature Circle role:


NOTE: If you link to an outside source, include a sentence or two explaining why you chose that site/image/video.


QUESTIONER:

1) Annotate confusing or difficult passages with questions. "How" and "why" are good words to being your questions with.

2) Ask for responses from your peers, such as comparison, analysis, or even just how they felt about a passage.

3) Respond to the questions of others.

4) Ask others to compare the text to something else, which you can then link to.


CONNECTOR:

1) Link to an article about a current event related to the text.
2) Link to a website about a historical event or person related to the text.

3) Relate the text to your own life.

4) Relate the text to a common shared experience, like going through adolescence or having to stand up for yourself.

5) Relate the text to another story/a movie/a game. You could link to a YouTube video, a summary, etc.


RESEARCHER:

1) Link to an image or article about the setting.

2) Link to a profile of the author.

3) Research a topic that is brought up in the text.

4) Research answers to other peoples' questions.

5) Link to a critical analysis of a specific part of the text.


LUMINARY:

1) Give your interpretation of a passage.
2) Point out figurative language (similes, metaphors).

3) Point out turning points in the plot (climax, rising/falling action, resolution).

4) Explain the point of view of the passage (1st, 2nd, or 3rd person).

5) Analyze the way that a character has changed throughout the text.

6) Annotate passages that seem important so that others can comment on them.


ILLUSTRATOR:

1) Link to an image found on Google that is related to the text. Again, explain why.

2) Link to a video or animated GIF that is relevant.

3) Draw something in MS Paint or a similar program to upload and link.

4) Scan or take a picture of an image you've drawn.

5) Use Excel or other programs to make a chart/diagram that is relevant.


WORD WIZARD:
1) Annotate difficult or puzzling words with a definition in your own words.

2) Annotate words with a link to a dictionary definition.

3) Annotate words and explain why you think the author chose to use those words.

4) Explain why you think a certain word was repeated or emphasized in the text.