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We'll talk next week about some strategies for reading effectively — and taking notes about what you read (very important to do!).
For now, check out these excellent tips for "How to Read in College." Participation! Use the comments here to post helpful examples and tips from your reading process, things you've learned by experience thus far. Feel free to include screenshots of annotated pages, notes, etc.
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Jessica Rumsey
10/29/2014 04:26:48 am
My reading process consists of first skimming the text and highlighting key parts that seem important to me. Then I go back and further annotate and go more in-depth on the parts that I miss. It also helps me to write down some questions that come up either in the text or things that confuse me about the text. No matter what when reading I can't just sit there and absorb the information, I have to highlight, comment, and question the text to make it sink in.
Chi Lee Chung
12/8/2014 06:26:35 am
English is not my first language, and sometimes it's difficult for me to stay focus or understand the text completely when I'm reading articles in English. However, I find that if I use a highlighter to highlight the important texts when I'm reading the article helps me to absorb the content better, and it also helps me to keep track with the details as well. Besides, I think it works better for me to process the information if I'm reading out the text. Instead of just skimming through the text, I'm actually processing the information while reading it out. This step helps me to think about the content and understand the content more effectively.
Faith Garcia
12/11/2014 02:46:44 am
I go through it quickly and highlight key elements. this consists of definitions or explanation of the topic being discussed. I will then go through and take notes on the general outline of what is being conveyed. I will make a list of words that I do not know the definition for then look them up. After all this I attempt to summarize the text in my own words as to help me grasp the gist of what s being said.
Eleanor Chen
12/16/2014 12:50:52 pm
In my reading process, I find it most helpful to use a highlighter over sections that discuss main ideas and arguments throughout the text. I also annotate in the margins mini descriptions of each chunk of text, usually by paragraph. In these annotations, I include main points, definitions for words I do not know, important examples discussed, and any other thoughts I had about the topic. Doing this forces me to grasp a solid understanding of the text and also makes it very easy for me to remember the reading when I go back to it. Leave a Reply. |
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