VARY YOUR READING STRATEGIES

(anthropology, history, government, sociology, psychology)





 
 
 
 
 

• Learn facts and definitions
• Recognize common patterns (cause, effect, comparison, contrast, etc.)
• Build to concepts, generalizations (inductive thinking)
• Compare various theories, arguments
• Distinguish fact and opinion

• Generate high-level questions and answers
• Compare, contrast (analysis), synthesize and evaluate
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

(art, literature, music, philosophy)

• Determine perspective of author, thinker, artist
• Draw logical inferences, implications
• Identify objectives for reading (style, theory, relationships)
• Keep track of personal reactions (marginal or separate notes)

• Analyze, evaluate, interpret, in order to generate and answer questions
• Write papers and/or participate in class discussions
  
  
  
  

• Know terms and symbols
• "Translate" abstract formulas
• Identify and contrast new theorems and formulas
• Contrast problems
  
  
  
  

• Solve problems (application)
• Identify problem-solving strategies (comprehension)
• Evaluate effectiveness of problem-solving strategies (evaluation)
• Compare types of problems (analysis)

(astronomy, biology, chemistry, physics)

• Read for common patterns (classification process description, factual statements, problem solving
• Define terms
• Check comprehension of terms by giving examples, comparing, etc.
• Analyze sample problems

• Solve problems (application)
• Compare types of problems (analysis)
• Describe processes (comprehension)
• Classify information (application)