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Marking Your Text

Why should you mark your text?. Promotes active readingCondenses the materialIncreases comprehensionKeys points with supporting infoThink then markServes as a comprehension monitorIf you are marking everything, shows that you may not have understood the material well enough to pick out the imp

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Marking Your Text

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    1. Marking Your Text Why should you mark your text? How should you mark it? What should you mark? Tips for marking your text Reviewing and evaluating marked text

    2. Why should you mark your text? Promotes active reading Condenses the material Increases comprehension Keys points with supporting info Think then mark Serves as a comprehension monitor If you are marking everything, shows that you may not have understood the material well enough to pick out the important info

    3. How should you mark the text? Highlight or underline meaningful phrases Read what is marked and check for clarity Make margin notes: key words, ?’s, etc. Avoid complex marking systems Practice and you will improve

    4. What should you mark? When in doubt, mark it Better to mark too much at first Mark headings and subheadings Main ideas with related details Definitions Examples Statistics

    5. More Tips for Marking Just give it a try Avoid using someone else’s marking in a used book – re-mark them in other color Photocopy external readings then mark Marking literature: look for themes, plots, info about characters, examples of foreshadowing or irony Marking science/math: highlight formulas, mark examples and processes, and explanations Monitor your work every few paragraphs

    6. Review and Evaluate Marking Re-mark text with another color Take notes from marked material Predict questions that matches marked answers Evaluate whether you: marked meaningful material condensed the material understand what you marked marked helpful material for your test

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