Writing and sources

Annotation

Pupils highlight words in an extract and write a comment on each.

AI, against your points
Annotation: an extract from A Christmas Carol to highlight and comment on
Annotation: an extract from A Christmas Carol to highlight and comment on

Good for

Close reading in English, and analysing a source line by line.

How to set it up

  1. 1Open the assessment in the editor and choose Add question.
  2. 2Pick Annotation.
  3. 3Paste the extract, then write the points a good set of annotations would make.
  4. 4Open Practice Preview to answer it as a pupil would, then run the readiness check before you set it.

Tips from the classroom

  • Set how many annotations you expect: pupils see their count as they go.
  • Write points, not model sentences: the AI looks for the idea, not your wording.