EDHE 105 Lecture : highlighting notes (edhe)
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Only highlight after you"ve reached the end of a paragraph or a section. Stop and think about what you read and determine the main concepts before you highlight to help pinpoint key concepts and decrease mindless highlighting. Limit yourself to highlighting one sentence or phrase per paragraph. Look for the sentence that best expresses the main concept. Highlight key words and phrases instead of full sentences. When looking back over these words and phrases, quiz yourself on them before reading further. Consider color-coding: choose one color for definitions and key points and another color for examples. Using your own words, write summaries of the key concepts you"ve highlighted in the margins or in a separate set of notes. Can often convert the article into a pdf document, then can highlight using the annotation features of a pdf reader. Can print the file, and highlight on paper rather than digitally.
