Annotating A Book Without Writing In It. I would model highlighting and annotating by copying pages in our current read aloud (this way students were familiar with the text). You’re giving the book so much more value and sentiment.
Of course, there are a few cons to annotating books. Annotation is an active process that helps the reader think critically about ideas and concepts that will be used later. Ask yourself, “what is this paragraph trying to tell me?” then answer the question in one sentence, and write it in the margin next.
Granted, if the book isn’t yours — say it belongs to a library or a friend — then grab a sheet of paper and take regular old notes.
I don’t want to annotate a book for the sake of having something. Looking back now, i have no idea how i ever read without annotating my books once. Annotating textbooks another way to annotate is to summarize. When you paraphrase, you restate what an author says in your own words.