This week we have finally began annotating,
and put to action all of the lessons and practice that we have had. I have to
say that in the beginning the annotating was a bit difficult. The finding part wasn’t
difficult but choosing what to write down and how was proving to be. I found
myself either writing too much, so much in fact that it would distract me from
reading the passage itself or not knowing how to mark things. I realized
however that I needed to find a way to organize my thoughts and to effectively
pick and choose. And though the book had a graphic organization tactic through
previous experiences I find it more useful if I come up with my own technique
that will automatically employ each time I annotate. So far I have decided to
circle examples of diction and underline syntax. I’m still looking for ideas
for imagery; I’ve decided though that details will be the only technique that I
will write notes for so I won’t run out of space.
Haha I am the complete opposite of you, I can't seem to find enough stuff to write down, most of the stuff are either to obvious that I don't want to write them down, or I don't care about them. But yes annotating by myself is definitely helpful. I bought used book from Amazon, and it is already kind of annotated but I don't understand what it is saying... So over all annotating is good.
ReplyDeleteLike Boris, I am the opposite of you. I read the text and can acknowledge that a word, line or idea is important. However I do not know what to say or how to explain; in fact most of the time I don't even know why it is important, I just know that it is. I am anxious to continue annotating the books we are reading and learn more techniques.
ReplyDeleteNot to be the broken record, but I'm in the same boat as Boris and Matt. It's great that you're able to think of things like that!
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