![]() \)Ġ:00 Owl: Welcome to Annotating, an instructional video on reading comprehension brought to you by the Excelsior College Online Writing Lab.Ġ:25 Owl: You can radically improve your understanding of what you read if you write while you read.Ġ:33 To annotate literally means to add notes to a text as you read, either in the margins or in a separate notepad or document.Ġ:42 This technique is at the core of active reading.Ġ:46 By reading carefully and pausing to reflect upon, mark up, and add notes to a text as you read, you can greatly improve your understanding of it.Ġ:59 But, in fact, annotating can save you a lot of time!ġ:03 For instance, annotating while you read can help you avoid having to re-read passages again and again in order to get the meaning.ġ:12 By actively engaging with the text the first time, you can improve your odds of understanding it without having to read it again.ġ:20 Also, by pausing to reflect as you read, annotating a text helps you figure out if you're understanding what you're reading so that you can re-read or seek additional information to improve your understanding.ġ:33 This is called "monitoring comprehension."ġ:36 In the long term, this technique will help prevent you from wasting time by reading without understanding.ġ:43 Finally, by annotating a text, you can increase your odds of remembering what you've read.ġ:49 You also leave behind a set of notes that can help you find key information the next time you need to refer to that text, say when you need to study for an exam or when you want to cite it for a paper you're writing.Ģ:02 In short, annotating while you read will help you get the most from the time you spend reading.Ģ:07 So, while you may be able to read faster by reading without annotating, you can actually save time and improve your comprehension by reading carefully and pausing to reflect upon and mark-up the text as you read.Ģ:26 The first step is to pick up a pen or pencil so that you can annotate as you read.Ģ:31 You might also want to have a highlighter handy to mark important passages or words.Ģ:37 Now, let's talk about a system for how to annotate.Ģ:41 The simplest way to annotate is to mark keywords, phrases, or passages by highlighting, underlining, bracketing, or placing symbols next to them.ģ:02 In addition to this, you should also write notes in the margins.ģ:06 These notes are sometimes called "marginalia."ģ:10 There are four reasons for adding notes in the margins.ģ:14 The first reason is to identify key ideas and help you remember them.ģ:19 One way to do this is by writing keywords in the margins next to where you found them in the text.ģ:25 Another way to do this is by paraphrasing what you read, which means putting it into your own words and writing it down in the margin.ģ:33 A second reason for adding notes in the margins is to comment on what you are reading.ģ:39 For instance, maybe you want to register your agreement or disagreement with an idea in the text.ģ:44 Or maybe you want to leave a note to remind you to look up something related.ģ:50 A third reason for writing notes in the margins is to record questions you have about what you are reading.ģ:56 These questions generally fall into two different categories.Ĥ:00 Questions intended to clarify meaning, -Ĥ:02 This has to do with monitoring and improving your understanding of what you have read.Ĥ:07 If you're not sure about something you've read, jot down some questions about it in the margins.Ĥ:12 You might start these questions by asking who, what, why, when, where, or how.Ĥ:21 For example, you might ask, "What is the difference between anabolism and catabolism?"Ĥ:27 Or you might express your question as a statement like, "I don't understand what this means."Ĥ:33 - and questions intended to evaluate what you have read.Ĥ:37 For example, you might ask, "Do I agree with what this is in light of what Smith says?"Ĥ:43 "I don't find this evidence convincing.
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