{"id":7905,"date":"2021-08-24T16:32:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T16:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/?p=7905"},"modified":"2021-09-04T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T09:36:00","slug":"crash-course-on-annotating-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daastan.com\/blog\/crash-course-on-annotating-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Crash Course on Annotating Books"},"content":{"rendered":"

Time to learn a new literary term. Let\u2019s talk about annotation<\/em>. Worry not if you are not familiar with the term. Because we are here to clear all your confusions about annotations. Therefore, dive with us into the world of annotations and uncover the \u2018whats\u2019<\/em> and \u2018hows\u2019<\/em> of it. Today, we at Daastan<\/a> are giving you a crash course<\/em> on annotating books.<\/p>\n

What does annotation mean?<\/h2>\n

Annotation means highlighting, adding commentary, and making observations<\/em> about an article<\/em>, essay<\/em> or a\u00a0book<\/em> on its physical copy. Annotations can be made on fictional, non-fictional and even scholarly texts<\/em>. Let\u2019s put aside scholarly annotations for a moment and focus on the annotations that a readers makes simply for understanding their favourite book. They vary from adding a one word reaction beside a passage to writing chapter end commentaries on your book. Furthermore, annotation is a beneficial exercise if you are a literature student<\/em> or a writer<\/em>. Note taking in the form of annotations help a person deepen their understanding of a book and keep record of their favourite quotes, descriptions and scenes.<\/em><\/p>\n

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via Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Myths about Annotation<\/h2>\n

From the looks of it, you might be of the opinion that annotations are hard work. However, that\u2019s not the case. Reading is meant to be a relaxing experience<\/em> and annotations are supposed to add fun <\/em>to that practice. Non-readers often ask \u201cdoes one need fancy stationery to annotate books?\u201d<\/em> The answer is no. You absolutely do not need to buy colourful pens, markers, pointers and sticky notes.<\/em> One can annotate simply using a pencil. Another frequently asked question about annotations is \u201cdoes\u00a0one <\/b>need to be a scholar in order to annotate?\u201d <\/em>This is another fallacy about annotations. Annotating a book for fun does not equal adding well thought subscripts<\/em> to a book. It simply means marking whatever a certain instance in a book makes you feel.<\/p>\n

How to annotate books?<\/h2>\n

We hope now your most frequently queries about annotations are cleared. Therefore, let\u2019s take a look on how to annotate books. There are a variety of options when it comes to annotating books. Depending on your choice, you can either stick with one kind of annotations or use several different methods to achieved the desired outcome.<\/p>\n

1. Adding Highlights<\/h3>\n

The easiest and simplest way to annotate a book is by adding highlights<\/em>. You can highlight a phrase<\/em>, a sentence<\/em> or a passage<\/em> using coloured pens<\/i> or highlighters<\/i>. Another way of adding a highlighting without permanently altering a book is through using translucent tabs<\/i>.\u00a0For adding highlights you can follow a colour scheme or use symbols to represent different emotions. For instance, use blue<\/i> to highlight sad<\/i> parts whereas use red<\/i> highlight happiness<\/i> or vice versa.<\/p>\n

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Adding highlights on a book (via pinterest)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. Using coloured sticky tabs<\/h3>\n

Sticky tabs can be used to mark ending and beginning of a chapter, climax or resolution of a book, display of emotions<\/em> or simply a scene you adore. People often find themselves confused as to which colours should they use for tabbing. You can use whatever colours you want to use to represent a certain emotion or scene. However if you are someone still on the fence with it, we have made a list of colours that represent different emotions.<\/p>\n