Annotated literature books multiple students

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Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by Mumkins » Sun Dec 20, 2015 7:22 pm

Part of the beauty of literature based curriculum is how reusable it is:) Will I need to buy the lit packages 6 times? Or, how what's the best way to handle all the annotating when you have multiple students?
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Re: Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by LynnH » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:23 am

I don't have multiple students, but my ds often uses the lined post it notes that have just the top with stickiness. He just puts those on the pages where he would annotate. For the times they are supposed to highlight or underline a passage I would think you could use the sticky arrows that are in highlighter colors.
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Re: Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by Mumkins » Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:51 pm

That's a possibility, thank you.

Carrie and Julie, I know you both have a few to go through them. What are your plans?
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Re: Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by Mommamo » Thu Dec 31, 2015 6:57 am

Use highlighter tape for highlighting/underlining. It's amazing stuff. I use it for piano lessons a lot. You can get it at teacher supply stores.
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Re: Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by momtofive » Thu Dec 31, 2015 11:50 am

For my oldest in WH this year, we're just using the Post-It arrow shaped flags that you can stick on the page pointing to an exact sentence or section. Then when we meet to discuss it later, he can turn to the pages with the flags on them, and remove them as we go through them. He just sticks them on an index card he uses for a bookmark, and then has them handy for the next day's reading, to annotate that reading. ;)
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Re: Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by my3sons » Tue Feb 02, 2016 4:18 pm

Mumkins wrote:That's a possibility, thank you.

Carrie and Julie, I know you both have a few to go through them. What are your plans?
In keeping with the thought process that families enjoy having choices about use of materials, Carrie makes several different suggestions in the plans for annotating. Some involve zero markings made in the books (as are shared in this thread), and some involve marking directly in the books. The ideas shared here are good! They work! They will be an excellent format to annotate for many, many families using HOD. Personally, I have used HOD from the start. I have 3 dc about 4 years apart in HOD, and as my oldest is now doing the US1 High School History guide, I am able to reuse virtually everything with my younger 2 dc. As Carrie plans for there to be very few consumables in HOD, I'm just replacing history notebooks, math workbooks, BOC timelines, DITHOR workbooks every other year, etc. It isn't much to replace each year! Where many other curriculums rely heavily on consumable materials, often because they are worksheet/quiz/test driven, in contrast HOD relies on non-consumable materials, mainly in the form of wonderful books/audios/DVDs. :D Of course the cost for replacement items goes up as the amount of resources goes up in middle school/high school. However, when I think of the cost of enrolling my dc in a private Christian school, the only other form of schooling I'd consider, the cost of replacing materials each year is extremely minimal. I also am a total and complete believer in the merits of annotating! I have annotated in my own personal Bible during sermons and during daily Bible readings for the past 20 years. I love to see the 'journey' of my walk with the Lord, all laid out and annotated there for me to see.

When my grandfather died, both of his sons (one being my Dad, of course) desperately wanted his Bible, more than they wanted any other earthly treasure he left behind. Why? Because he personally annotated in it, and his words were precious - made even more precious at his passing. When my grandmother died, it was the same situation. The brothers agreed to share the Bibles. I find now that my own father has passed away, anything he annotated is like pure gold to me. I annotate every single book I read, including whichever read-through-the-Bible devotional/Bible/plan I am using. I also annotated "Stepping Heavenward" when I read it, and any other devotional/book I have read. I did not annotate "Pride and Prejudice" when I read it years' back, nor more recently "Lantern in Her Hand." Why? I got them as part of Wyatt's set of books in HOD (yes, I know they are for the girls, but I still like to get the girls' books for his own library - they're good!). I cannot tell you how many times since I read those 2 books I have wished I'd annotated them! I'm always foggily trying to remember a wonderful quote or a poignant moment from those 2 books, and they are in my top 3 favorite reads of all-time, along with "Stepping Heavenward." Annotating a book on the first read through is quite enlightening for me, more so than a second time through, though annotating both a first and second time through is even better as the two can be compared, and often (hopefully) a more mature me is reading it the second time through, simply based on my age increasing with the passing of time. :wink: In "Practical Happiness" :wink: this year, Wyatt annotates first as he reads. Then, I read it and annotate it. He always asks to read my annotations before we begin. He can't wait to read them actually, which is kind of a pretty amazing moment for me as I am his mom and as he happens to currently be a teenager. :wink: We like to both look at the book as we discuss it, so we can see our annotations.

So, you can see where I am going with this. I have him annotate directly in his literature books. Why? Because I want these books to become his treasures. Would I have him write in his books in this manner prior to high school? No. His thoughts were not so mature nor memorable at that point. However, as he is becoming a young man, and as these are grown-up books, I want him to write in them, own them, take them with him. These books will go with him when he leaves this house. They will be the start to his own personal library for 'classics.' They will line his first bookshelf in his own first home with his own family. I don't feel it 'special' to annotate science, or math, or grammar, or any other more disciplinary subject. But his Bible? His devotionals? His classic literature books? Yes, I do feel that is special. My love of annotating myself comes first and forefront in this decision, as does my love of books being like personal friends to truly use and love and make your own. Not everyone feels this way! That is ok! There isn't one right way to annotate, which is why Carrie includes multiple ways of doing so. However, as you asked Mumkins, I thought I'd share my take on it. If I had more than 3 dc, maybe I'd view this as over-the-top. If I had multiple dc born only a year or two apart, maybe I'd cringe to replace a lit set like this every year or every other year. But, as it stands, I just have the 3 blessings from God, and they are 4 years apart. So, this is the way we are doing it for now, and I'm happy with it. Anyway, there is my very long answer to your very short question - thanks for allowing me to digress. :wink:

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Re: Annotated literature books multiple students

Post by Carrie » Wed Feb 03, 2016 9:08 pm

Mumkins,

The ladies have already given you such wonderful ideas to ponder that my idea will seem very simple. My thoughts are to just have each child annotate in a different colored pen. For things that they are directed within the guide to annotate, the child would still need to underline using his/her own pen color to show that the direction has been followed, even if a previous child had annotated the same passage. This way, at a glance, it is easy to see if the current child has annotated. :D

I like writing within the book at the high school level to annotate, as it feels more interactive to physically mark the page. This physical act of marking a passage combined with taking a mental picture of the marked page, somehow seems more memorable. :D When I was in college, I used to memorize my notes word for word and visualize the highlighting or marking in my notes as part of that process. When I took tests, I could actually recall the way my notes looked on the page to help me sift and sort through information to find the answers. I liken annotating to that process of seeing the marks on a page and focusing more closely on the marked information. :D

Blessings,
Carrie

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