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How I Annotate Non-Fiction Books:

Step one gathering supplies. The supplies you need will be based on your needs and the text you are annotating so feel free to fit this to your need or habits.

For physical books: highlighters, pens, sticky notes, page flags, index cards, the book/document

For digital books: your device or choice (might do an in depth post of digital texts later)

step two- creating your key

For small documents, I tend to stick to one color (each of my classes are assigned a single color).

For Longer documents, with lots of information, I will create a key for example:

keys should be based on what information is most important. In my history classes dates and names are more important whereas in a science class terms and chemical formulas may be most important.

You should also keep in mind why you are reading the book/document. For example: Are you reading to write a book report? Then it would be best to highlight the thesis and any points you wish to bring up in your review.

some parts of your key will most likely not need writing down after they become habit, for example after highlighting an important term, I will underline the definition of the term. (I personally tend to under highlight)

very important highlighted text will also get a page flag so that it is easier to find when reviewing, write a review, etc.

step three- your first read through

break the reading into smaller segments, for example. if you are reading a textbook or information-dense book you may wish to use headings or subheadings as your guide for this. if your text is not already broken into smaller section resign yourself to summarizing after every few paragraphs

You can write your summaries in whatever way suits you, your habits, or the book you are working with.

For this book I am writing my summaries in index cards, but I could have written them in sticky notes, or in a notebook (physical or digital.) I have tried all of these techniques and I like them all and tend to switch between them.

On the back of my summary cards, I write the page numbers the information was pulled from so that I can more quickly find the information if I need to quote it.

Feel free to ask questions in the replies or in my asks!

January Study Challenge

day 2 - how are you balancing the holidays and your studies?

i’m not 😂 i haven’t had to study, although i have been preparing for the studying i’ll have to do these next few months

hi i tried to post these yesterday but it failed 😚✌🏻 anyway, this was the sunrise yesterday! saw The Rise of Skywalker and i absolutely LOVED it !! i finished with A’s in all of my classes which i am very proud of :) happy winter break to all the students out there!

sorry i just really love the sky 🥺i finished the five people you meet in heaven aaaand cried. the message is just so sweet and i really connected with it

i took this moody picture in san francisco this summer 🌊

January Study Challenge

day 6 - are you an early bird or a night owl?

this is a difficult question, because i have to get up at 5:40 am for school but like,, i’m miserable. during breaks, i go to sleep at like 1 am and wake up at 10 🤙🏻 soooo at my core i’m a night owl

thank you so much @stoicproductivity​ for tagging me!

i’m not very creative but i like to imagine the princess and the mermaid are in love <3

tagging: @biomedstudyblr14​ @studyingchemeng​ @lcverscafe​ @clabujo​ @ellies-studies​ @carrot-studies​ and anyone else who wants to do it! :)

Saw this on @minilev ‘s Tumblr and was so taken by it I had to try it myself…Thanks for the inspiration! :)  Make a terranium in this cute Picrew! =) 

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(actually affordable) stationery essentials

i tried to include as many links as possible as they can go out of stock quite quickly! will be updated 

calendars, planners, stickers + post-it-notes

pen & ink monthly dry-erase calendar

planner life weekly kit planner stickers set

planner pouch, accessory, band, journal strap

planner sticker sheets

stationery sets + organizers

stationery set and desk tray

desk organizer

three-tier bamboo desk organizer

silver metal four-tier desk organizer

notebooks

pop artist set of 3 notebooks

A6 textured petrol lined notebook

A5 good vibes notebook

A6 organise my day notebook

A5 pink blue wired lined notebook

pen, pencils, pencil cases

fine-point Antiquity Pens

fine point Metallic Pens

fine point Seaside Pens

Candy Shop Pen set

cute pastel pens

0.4mm pens

black 0.5mm pens

“cute essentials” pen set 0.5mm

momoi beige/pastel pens

zebra fineliner 12 pen set

onyx black pencil brush

pearlescent white pencil brush

zip pencil case

multi-layer pencil case box with 72 slots

10+ different pencil case styles

iridescent bubble pencil case

staedtler pen set

gel pen 14 color set

fluorescent pen set

pastel barrel fine liner pens set of 5

multicolor sign pens

staedtler multi retractable ball pens

100 pieces assorted gel pen set

pastel rainbow gel pen set

neon rainbow gel pen set

washi tape

huge washi tape box

washi tape storage box

washi tape organizer and dispenser

cherry blossom, landscape, calligraphy washi tape

daruma dolls and Mount Fuji washi tape

animals washi tape

Sweet and Salty washi tape set

highlighters

you don’t have to buy the whole mildliner pack if you only need one specific color!! 

gold mildliner

blue green mildliner

vermilion mildliner

smoke blue mildliner

magenta mildliner

orange mildliner

yellow mildliner

gray mildliner (the coolest one)

red mildliner

pink mildliner

blue mildliner

green mildliner

violet mildliner

brown mildliner

if you do want a whole pack, it’s cheaper to buy the 15-pen-pack!

colorful highlighter pack

cute transparent hightlighter pens

hekki hightlighters

highlighters with tip shapes

broad highlighters