Its purpose is to entertain the reader
Its purpose is to inform the reader
It has a serious tone
It may have a silly tone
It may be a mystery
It may be an adventure
It may be fantasy or science-fiction
It is fake, made up, not true
It has plot
It has setting
It has conflict
It has characters
Annotate looking for plot, setting, character and conflicts
It is real, true, and factual (Not Fake!)
It often has a subtitle
It often has headings
It may have a glossary of terms, a table of contents, or an index
It may have charts and graphs
Annotate for main idea and key details
Make two-column notes