Have you ever wondered about the inspiration for the lyrics to yourfavorite song? The popular lyrics site, Genius (genius.com) for example,allows readers to annotate song lyrics
Oh my goodness I will definitely be using this! I love to find the meaning behind songs or learn what the artist was thinking.
Socialannotation also gives you a chance to revise your thinking before you share
Yes! It can be helpful to have time to think about it before sharing. You have more time to consider the meaning and context of what you are reading.
how you are reading
I've never thought ask myself "how I was reading" before.
Readers annotating texts individually to aid learning is an oldpractice,
I guess to me I think about how I study certain things for instance, when I sit down to do I Bible study. I do more than just read the chapter and close the book, I will highlight verses and ask myself questions that help me to reflect on how the text relates to my own life. There is a big difference between studying and just simply reading.
Easing open the cover of J.D. Salinger’s Nine Stories that I annotatedtwo decades ago, I can see in the rounded letters of my adolescenthandwriting are notes about Salinger’s life and the underlined head-ing “3 Themes” followed by the bulleted points “communication, inno-cence of children, perversion of adults.”
I like the idea of writing in a book you are reading verses on another piece of paper. Somehow it makes me feel more engaged with the text.