ENGL 1010

Annotation BasicsMartnez specific

Eight total due; Please see the syllabus for due dates
Worth: 15 points each
*Note: late or incomplete forms will not be accepted for grading
These can be typed or handwritten

These basic annotation sheets are intended to improve your reading comprehension; this
includes simplified annotation work. If you apply these steps to all of your readings in your
college course work (and once you enter the job force), you will find that you are able to better
understand and recall what you have read. This makes exams and research pursuits less timeconsuming.
The PDFs printed for class reading are begging to be annotated. You didnt buy these, so you
dont have to worry about marking them up. Ask questions, write in the margins, and be sure
that you are reading actively, not passively. This is about empowering yourself through active
engagement.

Title:__________________________________________________________________________

Author:________________________________________________________________________

Year of publication:
Is there an abstract or summary included with the reading? _____yes

1.

_____ no

Martnez presents his arguable thesis on page 195 when he writes: What I would like to
argue in this essay is that punk rock serves as an aesthetic force to represent the concerns
of these neglected elsewhere in Britain. Specifically, I will demonstrate how punk rock
re-articulates the problem of Northern Ireland by enabling previously suppressed voices to
express alternative modes of thinking that defy the dominant political narratives of The
Troubles.

Paraphrase this thesis statement:

ENGL 1010
Annotation BasicsMartnez specific
Eight total due; Please see the syllabus for due dates
Worth: 15 points each
*Note: late or incomplete forms will not be accepted for grading
These can be typed or handwritten
2.

Now that you know his thesis, what evidence does Martnez use to support his thesis?
List at least two pieces of evidence (says: with page numbers) or ways in which he
provides evidence (does: with page numbers). You do not need to write out the direct
quote; paraphrase what you have noticed.

3.

After reading his essay, reflect on possible U.S. or worldwide musical forms or examples
that might be read in the same way that Martnez is reading punk rock. Provide at
least one song title or artist that you think might fit into a similar type of argument.