Summer Opp.

ThreeSixty Journalism brings new voices into journalism through intense instruction of civic literacy, writing skills and college-readiness of Minnesota teens. Read more about their summer camp opportunities here. Application deadline is May 3.

A refresher on annotations.

Annotations are notes for the future. They’re how you hold up your end of the conversation with the text. You are expected to annotate—annotations checks can occur at any time, without notice—but the way in which you do so is up to you. Here are some suggestions:

• Highlight key words, images, and patterns and mark significant passages.
• Flag or ear-mark critically important pages.
• Raise discussion-worthy questions in the margins.
• Draw connections through page number references. (For example, “See page xx.”)
• Write a summary at the end of each chapter. Address questions such as: What happened? How and why? What purpose does the chapter serve? In other words, why does it exist? What is it doing to/for the narrative or text as a whole?
• Keep a list, or index, of important themes, symbols, and motifs on the inside cover of your book. Write corresponding page numbers for each.