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Highlighting Method for Non-Fiction

Last week I introduced you to the highlighting method that changed how I think when I read a book. The great news is that it works for non-fiction as well. While the colors are generally the same for both, I approach non-fiction a little differently. Caution – you have to own the book before you…

What is a Commonplace Book?

Recently I realized how often I quote movies. I grew up in the age of an amazing invention: the VCR. This meant I could spend hours watching and re-watching any great movie I came upon. Don’t get me wrong. I was an avid reader as well….of Nancy Drew and Sweet Valley High. But those…

How Highlighting Changed the Way I Think When I Read

Last year, while tutoring Challenge A, one of the greatest tools I learned was Andrew Kern’s highlighting system. It is a color coded process for marking books. Recently, Sarah Mackenzie hosted a webinar where Andrew taught her about the system. It is worth a watch. For those of you who are skeptics about marking in books,…