Reading "Beyond the Yellow Highlighter" taught me that as I read if I write the thoughts that are going though my head down as I go it will increase my understanding of any text that I'm reading. After reading this we tried it in class and I found it every helpful even on text that I don't like.I think its helps the most on text that don't interest you or you find more complex than others.
  When I use annotating I don't go through highlighting the key facts in the passage but I write on the side of the text any questions, thoughts, or important facts that stand out. this way when I get done I can go back and answer any questions or confusing that I may have had. After finding the answers to my questions reading the passage again with all my side notes included really analyze the text to were I can write a fully detailed summary on any piece of reading.
 I would recommend annotating to anyone because it breaks down your thinking process and helps you get a clear understanding on what you have read. Writing a paper after annotating passages could make your process alot easier because your main idea and thoughts that you want to include will be on the side, which means you will have an outline of what you have read already in your own words.