The Great Gatsby was an interesting book. Reading it from Nick's perspective was interesting because it was like he was more of an on looker than a main character. I do not ever remember the author describing how Nick was feeling or his inner thoughts, he was just describing what was happening around Nick.
This book also reminded me of the movie Crash, all these random events that tie things and people together and then it all comes together in the end.
For annotating I attempted to make a glossary of words I didn't understand. I would underline the words and come back to them and put them in the glossary but I think like I mentioned in my post about Heart of Darkness that looking up the words immediately and writing the meaning of the word in the margin works best for me. Not only does looking up the word tells me the meaning but writing it down kind of helps it really sink in to my brain.
I tried highlighting certain things that I thought were important but I think writing important things on a separate piece of paper is better so I can quickly look through the notes instead of rifling through the book trying to find something.
Another things I tried was summaries in the margin which did not really work all that well for me. I think the reason being that after I read something it's hard to come up with a summary on the spot. I think it's better if I let it sit with me for a little bit before I attempt to make a good summary.
Mostly this book reminded me of a soap opera, it wasn't exactly one of my favorite books but it was interesting none the less.
This book also reminded me of the movie Crash, all these random events that tie things and people together and then it all comes together in the end.
For annotating I attempted to make a glossary of words I didn't understand. I would underline the words and come back to them and put them in the glossary but I think like I mentioned in my post about Heart of Darkness that looking up the words immediately and writing the meaning of the word in the margin works best for me. Not only does looking up the word tells me the meaning but writing it down kind of helps it really sink in to my brain.
I tried highlighting certain things that I thought were important but I think writing important things on a separate piece of paper is better so I can quickly look through the notes instead of rifling through the book trying to find something.
Another things I tried was summaries in the margin which did not really work all that well for me. I think the reason being that after I read something it's hard to come up with a summary on the spot. I think it's better if I let it sit with me for a little bit before I attempt to make a good summary.
Mostly this book reminded me of a soap opera, it wasn't exactly one of my favorite books but it was interesting none the less.
I love that you tried some different ways of annotating--thank you! This is an opportunity for you to try things. I hope everyone finds a way that works for them before they are struggling through college. Thanks for giving it a try and reflecting on the process. :)
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