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Subject: READING A DIFFICULT BOOK

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Date Posted: 09:11:09 08/01/08 Fri

All the suggestions on your page were good ones. However, one critical one was missing. College textbooks must be annotated (highlighted & marked in the margins). When you highlight, choose only the important words; do not "color" across a sentence. When you read the highlighting back, it should tell a choppy story that makes sense -- sort of like a telegram. In fact, when you highlight, pretend you are paying by the word.

As for marking in the margins, this translates difficult materials into your OWN words so that it becomes YOURS. Memorizing is of no use - you are going to be asked to interpret the material. Be sure to mark in the margins in list form (it's easier to memorize with mnemonics on flashcards).

Annotating is VITAL for a college student and it means you only read the chapter ONCE. Many students study by re-jreading the chapter repeatedly, understanding it, and deceiving themselves into thinking they can spit it back. That is passive - you can be daydreaming while you're reading, but you must be alert while annotating.

For a very good article on why annotating is important, seehttp://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/adler.html

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