I have tried a ton of different tabs from different brands and have only found one that I truly love. You might think, aren’t all tabs the same? My answer: No. Having details and quotes tabbed really helps me to engage in the conversation and gives me specific references when we’re talking about certain moments. I find that annotation is especially helpful when I’m reading books for read-alongs, book clubs, buddy-reads, etc. more on this later) and it allows me to go back and reference things as needed. I make note of all the things that are important to me (world-building, romance, quotes, etc. This is totally subjective, but for me, annotation allows me to fully immerse myself into a story (probably sounds contradictory to some of you!) and to better recognize the important details. In fact, most recreational readers would probably cringe at the idea so we use other methods, such as book tabs! You likely annotated in school with highlighters and post-it’s, however, the process of annotating doesn’t have to just be writing in your books.
ANNOTATE A BOOK TRIAL
6.I have tried a number of different methods when it comes to annotating books and after much trial and error, have settled on a process that works really well for me! Keep reading to learn more.Īnnotating is the process of marking up a book to make note of things that are important or that you want to remember. You could also draw a star symbol next to significant points or underline phrases that resonate with you. Use symbols and abbreviationsĭevelop a set of symbols and abbreviations to help you mark the text quickly and easily.įor example, you could use an asterisk (*) to indicate where a paragraph corresponds to a section you have underlined. You should write your reflections on the text, what you think it means and what you think is being said between the lines. In your annotations, you should write about key themes, and ideas, and underline quotes that you find interesting or essential to the material. You might want to annotate next to what you have underlined to explain why you have highlighted it.
Sometimes you don’t need to write sentences or paragraphs in the margin, you can simply underline key quotes or messages that you think are important. I always think when I’m annotating a book, to only write something that will be useful to you later on. You should only write when you feel it’s absolutely necessary.
If you need to refer back to anything in your book and you’ve written a little poem around the answer, well you’re going to find it hard to make sense of your annotations. One of the purposes of annotating is to help build memory and to help with study. The first thing to remember when annotating your book is that you should not be scribbling all over the page and you should only annotate when you need to.
You can go back and erase the questions once they have been answered, or write “answer on page 10” for example. It’s always a good idea to use a pencil instead of a pen so that you can erase your annotations later or adjust them while you’re reading.Īs I mentioned earlier, you can write down questions that come up when you’re reading, and then they might be answered later. Now I really do sound like a teacher talking!
ANNOTATE A BOOK HOW TO
Now you know why you should annotate your books, here are my tips for how to annotate your books for fun.
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