Chapter Summary Checks! |
After reading a chapter/selection of a text, see if you are able to verbally summarize the reading. Check your summary with an online resource to see if there was anything important you missed. Go back and re-read for important details you didn't notice the first time.
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Mark a Significant Page! |
After reading a chapter/selection of a text, go back through and mark the most important page/passage in the chapter. This strategy will help you focus on summarizing the reading, while also determining the cause and effect relationships of significant elements in the text.
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Annotated Reading! |
Take notes while reading! But remember, your notes need to have a goal, otherwise you won't know what you should be looking for! Review your notes from class to determine what might be the most important elements to pay attention to while reading.
Another simple annotation is to keep track of the questions you have while reading. These are questions that you can ask and present to class the next day. If you don't have any questions while or after you are reading, try to think of one good strong question based on the reading anyway. This is another way to help |
Question Quest! |
Another simple annotation is to keep track of the questions you have while reading. These are questions that you can ask and present to class the next day.
If you don't have any questions while or after you are reading, try to think of one good strong question based on the reading anyway. This is another way to help you review the material and ensure your understanding of the text. |