Reading as the part of writing
Reading is an integral part of the whole writing process. There are different important points regarding reading a good material that is relevant to you writing. One of them is "Choosing your reading for an assignment".
Choosing your reading for an assignment
The initial stumbling block that most students face is choosing their reading. The first thing to do is to consult the reading list for books and article that seem relevant to your particular assignment. Doing a library research, by keywords or subject, is also useful if the references on your reading list are already on loan from the library.
Once you have got a few references you need to be able to decide which will be the most useful to you. As this stage it is important that you pay particular attention to the signposting in the book; this will tell you how the book deals with subject matter that is relevant to your assignment.
Starting with the index, look up relevant words and subject areas until you find the parts of the book that seem most important. Do not choose the book if it does not seem to be appropriate to your assignment.
Following are the important points that must be follow by the student regarding searching relevant materials for the assignment.
Getting hold of publications
Use your reading list
Ask your tutor
Note down other up-to-date references that tutor mention in the lecture
Ask other students on your course
Use library search
Checking a publication for relevance
Check the title
Check the index
Turn to relevant chapter
Check headings
Check introduction
Read a short section to get the feel of its usefulness for you
Check conclusion
Does it seem relevant to the assignment question?
Photocopying
Use highlighters and different coloured pens to mark your own copy
Make your notes and annotations on the copy.
The initial stumbling block that most students face is choosing their reading. The first thing to do is to consult the reading list for books and article that seem relevant to your particular assignment. Doing a library research, by keywords or subject, is also useful if the references on your reading list are already on loan from the library.
Once you have got a few references you need to be able to decide which will be the most useful to you. As this stage it is important that you pay particular attention to the signposting in the book; this will tell you how the book deals with subject matter that is relevant to your assignment.
Starting with the index, look up relevant words and subject areas until you find the parts of the book that seem most important. Do not choose the book if it does not seem to be appropriate to your assignment.
Following are the important points that must be follow by the student regarding searching relevant materials for the assignment.
Getting hold of publications
Use your reading list
Ask your tutor
Note down other up-to-date references that tutor mention in the lecture
Ask other students on your course
Use library search
Checking a publication for relevance
Check the title
Check the index
Turn to relevant chapter
Check headings
Check introduction
Read a short section to get the feel of its usefulness for you
Check conclusion
Does it seem relevant to the assignment question?
Photocopying
Use highlighters and different coloured pens to mark your own copy
Make your notes and annotations on the copy.
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