This makes it easy to remember all the main ideas without having to flip back through the entire book. Like with fiction, I like to use a blank page at the front of the book to summarize different sections of the book. I use similar methods when annotating nonfiction, but instead of paying attention to plot points, I try to focus on main arguments and ideas.
That way, you can have essentially your entire argument planned out ahead of time. * This is especially helpful for timed essays during which you’re allowed to use the book as a resource. Make a short note on the post it so you remember what point you were planning on making with that passage. I’ve pretty much had to write an essay on virtually every book I’ve had to read in both high school and college, so I’ve made a habit of using post it notes to bookmark pages with content that would be helpful in making arguments in an essay. This helps with remembering what you read, and it also makes it much easier to go back and find events in the plot that you want to talk about. To make sure you really understood what you just read, it is a good idea to write down a brief summary on the last page of the chapter. WRITE A SUMMARY AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER When this happens, I use purple to highlight those sections to denote that my professor found them important, because this probably means they’re worth talking about in an essay. Yellow - quotes: I use yellow for important quotes, or anything that is important but doesn’t fit any other category.Įxtra - Purple: After you finish reading a book, your teacher will usually point out important passages too. Green - Important plot points: I use green to highlight any important things that happen that I think I’ll need to look back at. You will often be asked to write about characters’ personalities, so this makes it easier to find descriptions of characters later. Pink - Character introductions: I use pink to highlight any time a character is introduced for the first time. I typically use three different colors when highlighting, and this is what the colors mean for me: If you aren’t someone who likes to actually write in the book, you can obviously use different colored post-its for this instead. USE HIGHLIGHTERS AND ASSIGN MEANING TO THE COLORS To remedy this, I use one of the blank pages in the front of the book to make a list of each of the characters, and sometimes I’ll write something about them so I can place a name to a character. I’m someone who has a lot of trouble with keeping track of characters, especially if there are a lot of them. MAKE USE OF THE BLANK PAGES IN THE FRONT OF THE BOOK Here is how I annotate fiction and nonfiction books! FICTION 1. Having to read an entire novel each week is rough, but it really helped me refine my annotating methods. One of my majors is english, so I do a lot of reading.
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