diff --git a/src/lib/annotations/annotations.html b/src/lib/annotations/annotations.html
index 1128570dc9..8be5c62c4c 100644
--- a/src/lib/annotations/annotations.html
+++ b/src/lib/annotations/annotations.html
@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@
       }
     },
 
+    _literalFromParts: function(parts) {
+      var s = '';
+      for (var i=0; i<parts.length; i++) {
+        var literal = parts[i].literal;
+        s += literal || '';
+      }
+      return s;
+    },
+
     // add annotations gleaned from TextNode `node` to `list`
     _parseTextNodeAnnotation: function(node, list) {
       var parts = this._parseBindings(node.textContent);
@@ -157,9 +166,7 @@
         // Initialize the textContent with any literal parts
         // NOTE: default to a space here so the textNode remains; some browsers
         // (IE) evacipate an empty textNode following cloneNode/importNode.
-        node.textContent = parts.map(function(part) {
-          return part.literal;
-        }).join('') || ' ';
+        node.textContent = this._literalFromParts(parts) || ' ';
         var annote = {
           bindings: [{
             kind: 'text',
@@ -295,9 +302,7 @@
           kind = 'attribute';
         }
         // Initialize attribute bindings with any literal parts
-        var literal = parts.map(function(part) {
-          return part.literal;
-        }).join('');
+        var literal = this._literalFromParts(parts);
         if (kind == 'attribute') {
           node.setAttribute(name, literal);
         }
diff --git a/src/standard/annotations.html b/src/standard/annotations.html
index af2ed57409..1c498958a2 100644
--- a/src/standard/annotations.html
+++ b/src/standard/annotations.html
@@ -225,44 +225,52 @@
       for (var i=0; i<notes.length; i++) {
         var note = notes[i];
         var node = nodes[i];
-        // nested template contents have been stored prototypically to avoid
-        // unnecessary duplication, here we put references to the
-        // indirected contents onto the nested template instances
-        if (note.templateContent) {
-          // note: we can rely on _nodes being set here and having the same
-          // index as _notes
-          this._nodes[i]._content = note.templateContent;
-        }
-        // Compound bindings utilize private storage on the node to store
-        // the current state of each value that will be concatenated to generate
-        // the final property/attribute/text value
-        // Here we initialize the private storage array on the node with any
-        // literal parts that won't change (could get fancy and use WeakMap),
-        // and configure property bindings to children with the literal parts
-        // (textContent and annotations were already initialized in the template)
-        var bindings = note.bindings;
-        for (var j=0; j<bindings.length; j++) {
-          var binding = bindings[j];
-          if (binding.isCompound) {
-            // Create compound storage map
-            var storage = node.__compoundStorage__ ||
-              (node.__compoundStorage__ = {});
-            var parts = binding.parts;
-            // Copy literals from parts into storage for this binding
-            var literals = new Array(parts.length);
-            for (var k=0; k<parts.length; k++) {
-              literals[k] = parts[k].literal;
-            }
-            var name = binding.name;
-            storage[name] = literals;
-            // Configure properties with their literal parts
-            if (binding.kind == 'property') {
-              var literal = literals.join('');
-              if (node._configValue) {
-                node._configValue(name, literal);
-              } else {
-                node[name] = literal;
-              }
+        this._configureTemplateContent(note, node);
+        this._configureCompoundBindings(note, node);
+      }
+    },
+
+    // nested template contents have been stored prototypically to avoid
+    // unnecessary duplication, here we put references to the
+    // indirected contents onto the nested template instances
+    _configureTemplateContent: function(note, node) {
+      if (note.templateContent) {
+        // note: we can rely on _nodes being set here and having the same
+        // index as _notes
+        node._content = note.templateContent;
+      }
+    },
+
+    // Compound bindings utilize private storage on the node to store
+    // the current state of each value that will be concatenated to generate
+    // the final property/attribute/text value
+    // Here we initialize the private storage array on the node with any
+    // literal parts that won't change (could get fancy and use WeakMap),
+    // and configure property bindings to children with the literal parts
+    // (textContent and annotations were already initialized in the template)
+    _configureCompoundBindings: function(note, node) {
+      var bindings = note.bindings;
+      for (var i=0; i<bindings.length; i++) {
+        var binding = bindings[i];
+        if (binding.isCompound) {
+          // Create compound storage map
+          var storage = node.__compoundStorage__ ||
+            (node.__compoundStorage__ = {});
+          var parts = binding.parts;
+          // Copy literals from parts into storage for this binding
+          var literals = new Array(parts.length);
+          for (var j=0; j<parts.length; j++) {
+            literals[j] = parts[j].literal;
+          }
+          var name = binding.name;
+          storage[name] = literals;
+          // Configure properties with their literal parts
+          if (binding.kind == 'property') {
+            var literal = literals.join('');
+            if (node._configValue) {
+              node._configValue(name, literal);
+            } else {
+              node[name] = literal;
             }
           }
         }