wisam al.dali 201201719 Skills Handbook Study Study Skills Hand Book Third Edition (ALWAYS name the publisher, date of publication, ISBN, name of the writer, SO ANYONE CAN FIND IT THAT IS BASIC SCHOLARSHIP AND A RULE OF THUMB, A CONVENTION A BIT LIKE THE SAUDI ONE WHICH REQUIRES PEOPLE TO TAKE OFF THEIR SHOES WHEN ENTERING A HOUSE… 3RD EDITION PUB:2008: The study skills hand book written by stella Cottrell isbn13:978-0-230-57305-5 Summarizing and Paraphrasing Date: 1.1.2013 Page: 73 Summarizing and Paraphrasing Date: 1.1.2013 Page: 73

Ten time -saving suggestions Summarizing and Paraphrasing PLS LOOK THESE 2 WORDS UP IN THE DICTIONARY AND GIVE THE ARABIC Ten time -saving suggestions

saVe rewriting notes, and find more quickly what you have written - write on ready-punched file paper. ( It can be moved more easily between files, and rearranged as needs arise.) Notebook are much less convenient. - write your notes on a laptop, computer or an electronic note- maker if you have one of these.

save time writing notes - avoid writing notes in full sentences - use headings and keywords. - do not rewrite notes " in neat " . - do not write the same information twice - if two writer make the same point, note in the margin a cross- reference to your earlier notes.

save time looking for notes. - keep them all in one place. - file them as you go along. - keep an ( updated ) guide to your files. - number your gages, and label or colour - code them by subject in the top outer corner, so that you can arrange and find information easily. YES!

save time reading. - Use " smart reading " strategies. - If something looks interesting for the future but is not relevant now, fill out index card or make an electronic record, noting what looked worth reading. - Read only what is relevant to this essay or assignment.

save time in writing and looking up your references. - In the margin of your notes, write the page reference from the book. - Alternatively, keep an updated file of your references on the computer - you will probably use some for more then one assignment. Some word - processing packages have a card - index facility.

use word limits to focus your energies. - You need to research less, read less, note less, and write less for a 1500-word essay than for a 3000- word essay. If you do not spend less time preparing and writing, you will take extra to meet the word limit.

saVe tiMe thinking. - Always carry a small book in which you can record ideas as they occur to you. - Try " brainstorming " to get your mind working.

save time organizing information. - Use numbers and highlighter pens to group information written on different paged, rather than writing it all out again. - In the early stages of making pattern notes, use small post-it labels so that you can shuffle ideas around.

save time writing and avoid duplicating effort - Write assignment directly onto a computer. 10- avoid duplicating effort: - Find a study partner to share research takes and tactics, and to bounce ideas off.