Swamibaps Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 these tips are very useful...but i have another one. When reading the book its helpful to always carry a pencil/pen and mark up in the book as you read. ANYTHING that catches your attention or the teacher mentions, take brief notes on the side of the book where the margins are. Also underline key quotes, its helpful when writing essays that needed lots of quotes to provide support for your thesis. these tips are very useful...but i have another one. When reading the book its helpful to always carry a pencil/pen and mark up in the book as you read. ANYTHING that catches your attention or the teacher mentions, take brief notes on the side of the book where the margins are. Also underline key quotes, its helpful when writing essays that needed lots of quotes to provide support for your thesis. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariadaPenha Posted June 7, 2015 Report Share Posted June 7, 2015 I would say to read the work more than once, especially if you're doing an IA on it or if it's an exam text.Interact with the text, write notes, bookmark pages ect...Create character maps for works with lots of characters.Keep track of prominent themes, writing style, so whenever something calls your attention keep on the look for it.Avoid overanalysing by always considering when ether your interpretation is significant or intended. Create collages with images, cutouts or drawing for poems, a whole novel, a specific passage ect... Our english teacher always makes us do it and it helps a lot with visualising the work and understanding the tone and mood.It's usually nice to read a text first purely for pleasure however if you're on a time crunch ask your teacher prior to reading the text for some things you should 'look for' in the text.Avoid using sparknotes and other websites like that at all times. Rather read a summary on wikipedia and read notable essays and writings on the work you're studying.Also don't forget that you should focus more on some works than others. For instance for part 1 and 4 you really only have to focus on 1 text for each. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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