Using hypothes.is, an online annotation tool, we will be engaging in digital social reading together. We will all asynchronously read the same text and annotate it. Through annotation we will enter into dialogue with the texts and writers we are reading, and with each other.
To do this, you will need to set up a hypothes.is account and browser extension. If you are also taking ELIT 227 and have already done so, you can use the same hypothes.is account for this course. You don’t need to register again.
Follow the instructions below to set up your account.
- Register for an account at https://hypothes.is/register. Your username should be your name and surname, in the form ‘NameSurname’ (e.g. ‘NazimHikmet’).
- Install the Chrome browser extension. If you are not already using the Chrome browser on your own computer, I strongly recommend you download it first.
- Click the link I will email you to join the private annotation group, ‘ELIT227’.
How to annotate a text:
- At various points in the course you will be asked to annotate a text online using hypothes.is, and/or to respond to your classmates annotations. You will be told where to find the text. usually, links to the text will be on the relevant pages of this website.
- Click on the relevant link to navigate to the document or webpage you will be annotating.
- Select text in the reading, and annotate it, following the instructions in section 3 of the ‘quick start guide for students‘ at hypothes.is. Make sure you are commenting in the group ELIT227, not in the ‘Public’ forum. Check out the ‘Annotation Tips for Students‘ before starting.
(For an example of a publicly annotated document, have a look at the hypothes.is annotations to Sam Anderson’s essay in the New York Times Magazine, ‘What I Really Want Is Someone Rolling Around in the Text’. You could even join the discussion yourself and add your own annotations.)