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Marking & Underlining

In reality, 
people read because they want to write.
Anyway, reading is a sort of rewriting
Jean-Paul Sartre,
1905-80 French


Read a section of your text

that you consider "manageable" but make no entries

Review the section:

Number important or sequential ideas in the margins

Underline or highlight:

  • main subjects
  • examples of these main ideas
    that help you understand them
  • unfamiliar vocabulary and/or definitions

Jot down paraphrases, questions, and summaries
in available space within the text

Develop a system to coordinate various sources 
of information:   workbooks, CDs, Web sites, classroom notes, etc.



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