These strategies are oftentimes used simultaneously, and you may havenoticed that there is some overlap between them

The word genre refers to a set of rhetoricalexpectations that accompany a recurring type of writing, whether it bepractical or artistic

Sometimes it’s best to invoke exigency in the middle of the text oreven in the conclusion

You might think of this rhetorical strategyas “reframing” an issue.

itional phrases like, “speaking of X” or “what you just said reminds meof Y.

But, just asimportantly, the student-writer researched the values and motivations ofthe intended audience, the dean of students

you would need to begin thinking abouthow you, as a writer, could relate to your readers in order to take hold oftheir attention

you first need to determinewhy you’re writing

“Is this text worth my time?” From an author’s perspective, this questionmay sound sacrilegious: “Of course, it’s worth your time, because I wrote itand poured over every word.” But there’s nothing more sacred to a readerthan his or her own time

Exigency is defined as not simplyexplaining why a topic matters generally, but why it should matter specifi-cally at this time and place and for one’s intended readership

What is your typical reading workflow? How do you anticipate it changingwhen you socially annotate?

f you’ve beenlearning about a new topic or interpreting an argument, summarize thekey point in your own words

Social annotators often spend most of their time digging in

Skimming can give you an overview of the text and the conversation.Skim through the introduction and the conclusion and the headings of thetext—what does it seem to be about?

What other affordances might social annotation tools offer?

#audience, #word-Choice, #ethos, #structure, and #style

As you share your thinking and begin to participate in marginal conversa-tions, you may find yourself wanting a way to sort and organize the notes.Enter hashtags

Of course, just like in class, you don’t need an extended monologuethat leaves no room for anyone to respond

If you’ve ever annotated a paperback book, you’ve probably found yourselfshort on space to write notes

As a writer, you can use this annotation to reflect on when andhow you might choose to use technical vocabulary to make your own writ-ing more accessible for a wider audience

Shared annotations can also help us to understand theresponses readers might have to an authors’ writing choices.

Have you ever wondered about the inspiration for the lyrics to yourfavorite song?

Community is an important aspect of social annotation.

It got me thinking more and now I’m reading it once again just tosee what the author meant by that term

Many of my students that find it difficult to speak up in whole-classdiscussions

Whether written into the margins of texts, integratedinto the print, or digitally superimposed, in what contexts have you encoun-tered annotations written by another person? In what ways have you sharedyour annotations with other readers?

Whether you are an annotation expert or novice, I invite you to makeand share your own annotations on this chapter.

Annotation has been practiced for thousands of years as a way to improvereading.