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Opening Doors: Understanding College Reading, 3/e
Joe Cortina, Richland College
Janet Elder, Richland College

Selecting and Organizing Textbook Information

Learning Objectives:

In this chapter you will learn the answers to these questions:

1.

How can I select important textbook information?

2.

Why should I organize textbook information as I read?

3.

How can I use textbook features to make my studying more efficient?

4.

What are effective ways to mark textbooks?

5.

How can I take notes from textbooks by outlining, mapping, and summarizing?

6.

How can I interpret graphic materials correctly?