How to Annotate Using Marginalia.

Hello. I have created this blog to assist other AP or college level English students. I will share with you my notes from class about marginalia. So, what is marginalia, you ask? Well, simply put, marginalia is the process of annotating in the margin. To assist you in this journey of annotation, I will share with you the steps to properly utilize marginalia.


First: Underline any major points, statements, images and details.

Second: Use vertical lines to help you locate specific texts within the article.

Third: Make sure to circle key words. This is "diction."

Fourth: Make sure to question the text: "who?, what?, when?,where?,why?, and how?."

Fifth: When reading make sure to:  

•        React.
•        Record.
•        Pause.

Sixth: Make sure to locate and define any unknown vocabulary words.

Hopefully, by following the above steps your annotating skills will become "fined-tune."