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I have to read a 330 page book for a project in school.

For each 30 pages I need to write a half page summary in order to prove I read etc. I also need to make a vocab list (trigger words that I think are useful, thats easy) and a 2 page review.

I'm looking for any specific tips or techniques to help utilize photoreading the best for this project since I am short on time. (a little more than a week)

I'm still pretty new to the system, but i understand the steps and how to use them. Any help would be awesome!

Hey kLMN,
If I were you, I would photoread the whole book. Super read it for thirty minutes (get through all 330 pages in that time).

Then I would begin either super reading and dipping or skittering each of the thirty pages. After the thirty pages, make a mind map of the pages, then write the summary after you're done reading OR just write the summary and forget the mindmap.

-JackTuff13

PhotoRead the book. Then postview each chapter. Pull 12 trigger words or at least 3 more than is required per chapter. You can eliminate after superreading the ones that don't cut it.

Superread and dip shouldn't take more than 6 minutes for a chapter. Mind map for your review and do the next chapter. If you are organised you can pull trigger words and activate making it 10 minutes per chapter mind map for your review. It shouldn't take more than 3 or 4 sentences for the review. So aim to get 3 chapters done in that 30 minutes.

AlexK

Yeah, I was thinking of doing each 30 pages instead of chapters since that's the way our summaries are laid out, however, chapters are much easier to mind map.

I may get confused as to where to draw lines in between the 30 pages of text for each chapter, so maybe just mind map the 30 pages instead of whole chapters?

I need a total of 20 words that I am "unsure" of and to define them. I need to make a properly formatted bibliography or works cited for defining these, but they're just words, so I don't really understand what I'm citing... ?

The review part has questions laid out for me such as what did I find the most interesting, what did I learn about government, did it change my ideas of thinking etc. So, its not as structured as I thought.

Hey kLMN,
Works cited? Maybe your teacher meant for the sources you used to define the words.

Anyway, add the words to your mind map, make them a different color, then when you're done with the reading, go back to the mind map(s) and you won't have to search around for them. They'll just pop out and you'll be able to define them rather quickly.

The review part might actually aid your activation. Those questions could get the brain working and when you're discussing your answer, you might see a word that triggers off another thought.

-JackTuff13

How many chapters in the book? Since most books have 10 to 15 pages. And most non-fiction books have about 15 to 20 chapters. That would be close 2 chapters for 30 pages. If the book has 15 chapters I'd go with the 2 chapter approach.

If you're going to go with 30 pages I suggest a cut off point at one of the subheads. Work with the subheadings of the book rather than the chapter names. So when summarising, list the subheading that were on the 30 pages.

Words that you don't know the meaning of and citing. It sounds like you're creating a glossary. That means you need to add the source of the meaning you chose to go with. You can look up the words on Dictionary.com you'll often find they cite a number of sources. Which one agrees best is probably the one you would list and you have to also include the source if you choose to go with their meaning. Look up the term glossary. Might take a bit of a search to see the layout for it. Ask a librarian they will point you in the right direction.

AlexK

The book (The Audacity of Hope) has nine chapters, and actually goes up to about 362 pages. Each chapter is a little over 30 pages. The first chapter starts on page 13, so it just throws it all a bit off.

I'm starting on a process from pages 1-30, 31-60 and so on, so everything overlaps through the chapters.

None of the chapters have subheadings so that doesn't help a ton to keep track. Should I just postview, mind map, activate etc in 30 page increments then?

What do you think is the max amount of time to spend on each of 30 pages if I should do it that way? That'll help me plan out my timing since I really want enough time to get this done by Saturday lol. (ideally)

I'm a Senior in High School so things are really starting to slide with only 8 days left. I thought I would take my chances to use photoreading as a great tool for this project!

Thanks for the tips so far, I get the citing for vocab words better now. Anything else to add besides my final questions are appreciated. Thanks again

Yes, since it doesn't have chapter heading your references will be the page numbers.

I'd be aiming to keep it down to 10 minutes, that's about 30 seconds a page. Make it 15 minutes tops if you are doing mind mapping as you go. Write those "trigger" words around the edge of each mind map for the 30 pages. That will give you 12 mind maps to write your review from. If you spend 45 minutes a day for the next 4 days and on the 5th and 6th day you polish your review you'd be done on time. If you do it in 15 minute blocks you can find time through the day to do it. It won't be that daunting then.

Another tip handwrite the summary on the back of the mind map it may up the time to 20 minutes but put the book down in 15 for 30 pages. That way all you have to do is type up your summary / review.

What I have suggested is a detailed approach taking into consideration that you need to write a review for each of the 30 pages. A task that would take most 12 to 18 hours you could still complete in about 3 hours

If you can, get through the 30 pages in 10 minutes or less and there is bound to be some areas of the book where that is possible.

Alex