![]() ![]() What is the difference between Annotation, Highlighting, and Note-Taking?Īll three are forms of interacting with the text for the purpose of increasing comprehension and constructing meaning. This post is also an entry for the 2022 Discussion Challenge hosted by Nicole Feed Your Fiction Addiction and Shannon It Starts at Midnight.Īnnotation is simply interacting with the text to find meaning as you read. This post is inspired by the Let’s Talk Bookish topic hosted by Aria Book Nook Bits. Do you love discussion posts?Īs I reflect, think about your experience. I love discussion posts, and many of my favorite bloggers participate in Let’s Talk Bookish and the Discussion Challenge. If I see a quote that I know I’ll want to commonplace, I’ll underline it and draw a star in the margin.Īnyway, that should give you some inspiration of where to start when annotating.Do You Annotate? Pros and Cons Image Source: Canva Some readers annotate and some do not. A small fraction of these make it into my commonplace book, but doing this makes it easy for me to go back and look at all my underlined quotes and choose the best ones to include. Underline potential quotes for your commonplace book. This is my primary form of annotation: I constantly underline quotes that stick out or are extremely pivotal to the plot or a character’s development. I marked this and wrote “corruption -> beyond good and evil” to remind myself that this is what Nietzsche hated and termed “corruption.” Also, when reading Brave New World I’ve referenced That Hideous Strength and vice versa. For example, a man says, “the noblest ideal– that man live for the sake of his brothers, that the strong work for the weak, that he who has ability serve him who hasn’t…”. Make connections to other books or ideas. Previous to reading Atlas Shrugged I read some of Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil, so I’ve been making note of when his nihilistic philosophy appears. ![]() These comments mostly consist of screaming at characters, “You’re an idiot!” or summarizing what they are saying in a sarcastic way. So I express that frustration in the margins, to capture the feeling I had when first reading it. Hopefully by the end of the book I’ll be able to go back and see that all of my questions were answered.ĭialogue with the text. Also in Atlas Shrugged, I have been extremely frustrated with several characters that have shown up. Write any questions you have. I’m currently reading Atlas Shrugged and in the margins I’ve written a lot of questions I have about potential references to John Galt. Or in Crime and Punishment you may want to follow how suffering, alienation, and guilt play a role. You can either do this by underlining or by having a highlighter color dedicated to a certain theme or themes. Some people (including me) write the summaries on sticky notes and stick them in the book.įollow key themes and motifs. For example, in Heart of Darkness it’s probably important to mark any mentions of hearts, darkness, or hearts of darkness. Instead of having to skim through the whole book to find a certain scene, I was able to check the summaries. ![]() I did this for Crime and Punishment and it was extremely helpful when writing essays or studying for tests. Summarize each chapter. At the end of each chapter, write a short summary of the events that occurred. This is a great opportunity to grab a dictionary (or Google) and write the definition in the margin or in a vocab list at the back of your book. ![]() Keep a list of vocabulary. Occasionally you’ll come across words you are unfamiliar with. Just remember, the thinner the point the better because you will be writing in small spaces. However, many people prefer pencils when annotating because there is no chance of bleedthrough and you can erase things later. Most pens are took inky to be of much use in writing in the margins, but the G2. Like commonplacing, annotating is a personal endeavor, so if you don’t like these suggestions, don’t use them.Ĭhoose a writing utensil. In the last post I talked about why you should be annotating books alongside commonplacing, but here I want show you how to actually do it. ![]()
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