How to tackle your text book?

2. Creativity:
HammadBaghoor
Department Of English
University of Sargodha
Sub campus Bhakkar

3.  Market:
 First of all if book is not available to you, which you
want to read go to market.
 Select The Book.
 Purchase it.
 Library:
 If you don’t go to market and a good library is
available to you must go there.
 Search the book which is needed.

4.  Read the name of publisher.
 Who is writer of book and who published it?

5.  Give yourself adequate time.
◦ Plan ahead - Break task into small parts.
◦ Create a written schedule and stick to it.
 Create positive setting.
◦ Use good lighting.
◦ Sit at a comfortable desk or table.
◦ Control distractions (noise, people, activity).
 Have resources at hand.
◦ Have a pen or pencil and notepaper for taking
notes.
◦ Keep a dictionary on the desk.
◦ Have class handouts available for reference.

6.  Ultimate goal - To be successful in your chosen
career.
 Long-term goal - To be successful achieving your
academic goals in college.
 Short-term goal - To be successful on this specific
assignment.
◦ Short-term goal is the task at hand.
◦ Success with short-term goal leads to success in long-term
and ultimate goals.
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 Must recognize and value that connection!
 Identify knowledge and skills you hope to gain from
this assignment.
◦ Knowledge - What will you know as a result of this
assignment?

7. oTheory, techniques, legal requirements.
Skills - What will you be able to do as a result of this assignment?
oApplication of knowledge to real-life situations.

8.  Look at the title and predict what you will learn
from the reading.
 Introduce yourself to the chapter by quickly
skimming everything except the main text from
beginning to end.
◦ Look at headings, summaries, questions at the end,
anything in bold.
◦ Note all illustrations, charts, graphs, and tables.
◦ Read captions.
 At this stage, do not make any attempt to
memorize details.
 Write 3-5 questions: What do you think you will
need to know about this topic?

9.  1. "Light" Reading (Skim the chapter)
 If time allows, read (skim) the chapter
quickly without taking notes or highlighting
text. Read without stress.
 2. "Heavy" Reading
 Read the chapter carefully, focusing on the
main ideas of each section.
 Underline important points. Make brief notes
in the margin. Do not highlight yet

10.  Clarify any parts you do not understand by rereading
if necessary.
 Use resources to improve understanding (reference
material, dictionary, class handouts).
 Stop periodically to summarize main ideas in your
mind as you go.
 Write questions as you read (in the margin or on
separate paper) for two purposes:
◦ Write questions for follow-up that are not answered for you
in the reading.
◦ Anticipate how this information might appear as a test
question.
 Take short breaks from reading every 30-45 minutes
or so.

11.  Within each section of the chapter, begin by reading
the questions you wrote.
 Now read through the chapter, section by section.
 Use a highlighter to highlight only the information
that now seems important to remember.
 Add notes in the margin (or take separate notes) to
reinforce important points.
 Differentiate between concepts that you need to
understand and details that you need to memorize.
Make an organized list of concepts and details on a
separate piece of paper, summarizing the concepts
and categorizing the details.

12.  Think in terms of questions (including 1.
Interact with the information
 Seek emotional involvement.
 Look for a variety of methods to work with
the information.
 Take advantage of your own preferred
learning styles.

13.  Repetition improves memory.
 Use tools - flash cards, sticky notes, tape
recorder.
 Use study groups.

14.  alternate wording of concepts).
 Create practice tests.
 Test yourself and others in study groups.
 Study Strategies: Suggestions for Post-
Reading Activities
 The more you interact with the material you
are trying to learn, the more you will
understand it, and the more you understand
it, the better you will remember it. Some
suggestions:
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15. Leach main point on a separate index card. Color-code them by
category or importance. Arrange the cards on a table by category,
importance, or sequence. Turn them over and try to remember
them.
Make flash cards of important facts, as wells as terms and
definitions.
Make flash cards with potential test questions on one side and
answers on the back.
Create mnemonics in order to memorize key points or steps.
Write out a scenario describing how you would use the
information in a real-life situationist.

16. Explain the main points of the chapter to someone else.
Have them explain it back to you.
Read your summary of the chapter (or notes) aloud and
record it. Play it back and listen to it.
Create tables, graphs, or diagrams to illustrate difficult
concepts from the chapter.
Create a practice test of ten questions for yourself. Set a
timer and answer the questions quickly.

17. Ask a classmate to answer the test questions you
created. Then answer your classmate's questions.
Work together with a group to create several written
exams. Test yourselves and share answers.
Work together with a group to create scenarios. Role-
play the scenarios and evaluate each other.
After trying some of these strategies, go back and read
the entire chapter one more time.