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© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Chapter 6: Textbook Learning Breaking Through: College Reading, 7/e Brenda Smith

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Annotating System of marking. Includes underlining and highlighting. Annotate after reading paragraphs and sections.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. How to Annotate Notation system for selecting important ideas. Includes numbers, circles, and stars. Includes written comments such as marginal notes questions, and key words.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Note-taking Use your own words. Condense key ideas that you have marked. Write quick topic references in left margin. Take notes from textbooks. Take notes from lectures.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. How to Take Notes Read a section. Review your thoughts. Write sentence summaries on the right side of your paper. Include main ideas and key supporting details. Write key words in the left column.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Summarizing Short, concise method of stating the main idea and supporting details Key words and phrases linked by complete sentences and presented in paragraphs Use your own words to show understanding of the material.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. How to Summarize Underline key ideas in the text. Write a topic sentence. Include key ideas that support your general statement. Link these ideas in sentences. Delete irrelevant, trivial, and redundant information. Use your own words.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Outlining Letters, numbers, and indentations show levels of importance. Roman numerals mark main points. Letters indicate supporting details. My Outline I. Main Idea A. Major Supporting Detail 1. Minor Supporting Detail 2. Minor Supporting Detail

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. How to Outline Be brief and to the point. Use phrases instead of sentences. Record main points. Include key explanatory words. Leave out the insignificant details.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Mapping Visually condenses material to show relationships Places important topics in a central location Connects major points and supporting details in a visual display Shows degrees of importance

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. How to Map Draw a circle in the middle of a page and write the topic in the circle. Write main ideas on lines radiating from the circle. Write the significant details on the lines attached to each main idea. Topic

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Lecture Notes Use marginal notes to emphasize main points. Allow room to write. Write only on one side of the paper. Compare your notes with those of other students.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Reading Reference Materials What is the title? Who is the author(s)? Article or book? Is it a feature article? In what language is it written? Are there any charts, graphs, diagrams? What is the ISBN number?

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Reading and Studying Business Look at introductions and boxed materials. Connect business theories with real examples. Cross reference reading with photos, tables, charts, figures, advertisements. Apply theories to case histories. Use exercises and check out the software disk with the textbook. Apply the information to your career path.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Reading Reference Materials Begin with encyclopedias. Use indexes to scholarly and popular publications. Use the Internet and its search engines.

© 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Longman Publishers. Summary Questions What is annotating? What is the Cornell method of notetaking? What is a summary? What is outlining? What is mapping?

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