{"id":216,"date":"2019-07-01T19:06:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-01T19:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=216"},"modified":"2024-06-27T22:25:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:25:41","slug":"annotating","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/chapter\/annotating\/","title":{"raw":"Annotating","rendered":"Annotating"},"content":{"raw":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Annotating<\/b> involves <b>physically adding notes<\/b> to the text that you are reading. As a nursing student, you are expected to read all sorts of unfamiliar texts detailing thought-provoking, upsetting, interesting, and important information that will influence how you think and how you practice as a nurse. The level of detail in your notetaking may vary if you are reading and taking notes about the step-by-step process involved in handwashing for infection control purposes versus the importance of empathy in nursing. How you go about taking notes also depends on: <\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">The subject and the level of detail required. <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">What works best for you. <\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Whether you are reading a hard copy or an e-text.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writing in your textbooks or on articles as you read is a powerful strategy for engaging with a text and entering into a discussion with it. You might jot down questions and ideas as they come to you. You might highlight or underline important or key points, circle words you don\u2019t understand, and use your own set of symbols to highlight portions that you feel are important. You might also use sticky notes to write down points or identify how the reading relates to your clinical practice. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Capturing these ideas as they occur to you is important, because they may play a role not just in understanding the text better, but also in your assignments. <b>If you don\u2019t make notes as you go, <\/b>today\u2019s great observation will likely become tomorrow\u2019s forgotten detail. Many people are more likely to remember something if they write it down. See <b>Figure 2.5<\/b> for an example of an annotated text.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating.jpg\" alt=\"A printed page containing highlights and annotations in the margin of the paper.\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471\" width=\"717\" height=\"537\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Figure 2.5<\/b>: Example of an annotated text<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Reading online<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Annotating in some way is still important if you are reading online. You can do this in a few ways:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Take notes on paper.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Use a digital text editor or PDF editor to highlight text and make notes.<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Another option is using: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.hypothes.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s4\">Hypothes.is<\/span><\/a> \u2013 this tool allows you to annotate an online text. Depending on your preference, you can set it so that your annotations are private (only accessible to you) or public (anyone using this tool can read your comments).<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/Fig-2.6-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"A bird with a thought bubble including the website of hypothes.is\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-825\" width=\"798\" height=\"599\" \/>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Figure 2.6<\/b>: Hypothes.is<\/span><\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"attribution-notice\">Attribution statement<\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This page was remixed with our original content and with editorial changes, adapted from:<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/\">The Word on College Reading and Writing<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Carol Burnell, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear, licensed under a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/span><\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Download for free at: <a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/\">https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>","rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Annotating<\/b> involves <b>physically adding notes<\/b> to the text that you are reading. As a nursing student, you are expected to read all sorts of unfamiliar texts detailing thought-provoking, upsetting, interesting, and important information that will influence how you think and how you practice as a nurse. The level of detail in your notetaking may vary if you are reading and taking notes about the step-by-step process involved in handwashing for infection control purposes versus the importance of empathy in nursing. How you go about taking notes also depends on: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">The subject and the level of detail required. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">What works best for you. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Whether you are reading a hard copy or an e-text.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Writing in your textbooks or on articles as you read is a powerful strategy for engaging with a text and entering into a discussion with it. You might jot down questions and ideas as they come to you. You might highlight or underline important or key points, circle words you don\u2019t understand, and use your own set of symbols to highlight portions that you feel are important. You might also use sticky notes to write down points or identify how the reading relates to your clinical practice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Capturing these ideas as they occur to you is important, because they may play a role not just in understanding the text better, but also in your assignments. <b>If you don\u2019t make notes as you go, <\/b>today\u2019s great observation will likely become tomorrow\u2019s forgotten detail. Many people are more likely to remember something if they write it down. See <b>Figure 2.5<\/b> for an example of an annotated text.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating.jpg\" alt=\"A printed page containing highlights and annotations in the margin of the paper.\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-471\" width=\"717\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating.jpg 866w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating-65x49.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating-225x168.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/chap-2-annotating-350x262.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Figure 2.5<\/b>: Example of an annotated text<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Reading online<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Annotating in some way is still important if you are reading online. You can do this in a few ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Take notes on paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Use a digital text editor or PDF editor to highlight text and make notes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s2\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\">Another option is using: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.hypothes.is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s4\">Hypothes.is<\/span><\/a> \u2013 this tool allows you to annotate an online text. Depending on your preference, you can set it so that your annotations are private (only accessible to you) or public (anyone using this tool can read your comments).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/07\/Fig-2.6-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"A bird with a thought bubble including the website of hypothes.is\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-825\" width=\"798\" height=\"599\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Figure 2.6<\/b>: Hypothes.is<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"attribution-notice\">Attribution statement<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This page was remixed with our original content and with editorial changes, adapted from:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/\">The Word on College Reading and Writing<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Carol Burnell, Jaime Wood, Monique Babin, Susan Pesznecker, and Nicole Rosevear, licensed under a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/span><\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> Download for free at: <a href=\"https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/\">https:\/\/openoregon.pressbooks.pub\/wrd\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"menu_order":11,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-216","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":94,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/216\/revisions\/2347"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/94"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/216\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=216"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=216"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/scholarlywriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}