The following links point to pdfs of sample annotation assignments.

Sample 1 See Professor Alkon’s assignment for a class that worked in groups to annotate Pu Song-Ling’s “The Wise Neighbor,” John Keats’s “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” and Mahfouz’s “Zaabalawi.” The assignment includes guidance on sources and citation.

Sample 2 See Professor Alkon’s student handout on annotating texts. The handout provides questions to help students generate annotation ideas.

Sample 3 See Professor Trogan’s assignment for a class that worked in groups to annotate Pu Song-Ling’s “The Wise Neighbor,” John Keats’s “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” and Mahfouz’s “Zaabalawi.”  Includes assignments and online secondary sources to help guide student research.

Sample 4 See Annotation Project assignments from Professors Pasquesi, Rodriguez, and Hussey, including each professor’s guidance for literary annotations.

Sample 5 See Professor Smith’s Annotation Project assignment, which includes suggestions for developing different kinds of annotations.