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How to read a book reading notes

A mind map of reading notes on how to read a book, including levels of reading, analytical reading, thematic reading, methods of reading different reading materials, etc.

Edited at 2023-11-09 14:41:36

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how to read a book

1. level of reading

1. preface

1.1. reading goals

1.1.1. Read for information

1.1.2. Read for understanding (improve reading skills)

1.2. Guided learning (assisted self-discovery learning)

1.2.1. Learning style: reading, listening to the guidance given by the teacher (text, language)

1.3. Self-discovery learning (unassisted self-discovery learning)

1.3.1. Learning style: Learning to read about oneself or the world

2. level of reading

2.1. Basic reading

2.1.1. Get rid of illiteracy and become literate

2.2. view reading

2.2.1. Systematic skimming and rough reading

2.2.2. read superficially

2.3. Analytical reading

2.4. Topic reading

3. self-requiring readers

3.1. A book must ask four main questions

3.1.1. What is this book about?

3.1.1.1. theme

3.1.2. What did the author say in detail? how to say

3.1.2.1. Find out the author's opinions, claims and arguments

3.1.3. Does what the author says make sense, in whole or in part?

3.1.3.1. authenticity

3.1.4. What does the author’s story have to do with me?

3.1.4.1. relevance

3.2. How to take notes

3.2.1. Last page: write down the author’s main points in order

3.2.2. Page 1: List the outline and the order of the chapters before and after

3.3. Type of note

3.3.1. Structural notes, concept notes, dialectical notes

2. Analytical reading

1. Classification of a book

1.1. fiction books

1.1.1. Novel (story), drama, epic, lyric

1.2. Expository books (main purpose: conveying knowledge)

1.2.1. Theoretical

1.2.1.1. What's this

1.2.1.2. Classification of theoretical works

1.2.1.2.1. history, science, philosophy

1.2.2. Practicality

1.2.2.1. how to do it

2. The first stage of analytical reading

2.1. Categorize books by type and subject

2.2. Use a single sentence or at most a few sentences to describe the content of the entire book

2.3. List the important chapters in the book and explain how they form an overall structure in order (outline of the book, outline of each part)

2.4. Find out what question the author is asking or trying to solve

Rules for finding out what a book is about (architectural)

3. The second stage of analytical reading

3.1. Find important words and use them to reach a consensus with the author

3.2. Grasp the author's important themes from the most important sentences

3.3. Find out the author's discussion, restructure the causes and consequences, and understand the author's claims;

3.4. Identify what problems the author has addressed? Which ones are unresolved? Determine which ones the author thinks are problems that he cannot solve.

Rules for interpreting the content of a book (interpretative)

4. The third stage of analytical reading

4.1. Don’t be competitive, you must discern the truth clearly;

4.2. Before reviewing a book, you must be able to understand the difference between knowledge and personal opinions. Before making any judgment, you must find out the theoretical basis.

Rules for reviewing a book (critical)

5. Special criteria for critical opinions

5.1. Demonstrates a lack of knowledge on the part of the author

5.2. prove the author's knowledge wrong

5.3. Prove the author's illogic

Guidelines for Disagreeing with the Author

5.4. Demonstrate that the author's analysis and you have are incomplete

5.4.1. Readers must be able to say that they have a complete understanding of the book before commenting on the author's views;

Commenting guidelines suspended

6. Assisted reading

6.1. Relevant experience, other books, introductions and abstracts, reference books (dictionaries, encyclopedias)

3. How to read different materials

1. Discourse

1.1. Practical

1.1.1. Two categories

1.1.1.1. Explain the rules

1.1.1.2. Explain the rationale for forming rules

1.1.2. 2 questions

1.1.2.1. What is the author's purpose? What method does he recommend to achieve this goal?

1.2. theoretical type

1.2.1. history book

1.2.1.1. 1. For the event or period that interests you, read more than one history book as much as possible

1.2.1.2. 2. When reading history, you should not only care about the event itself, but also understand the reasons why people acted as they did in any time and space, especially now.

1.2.2. science and math

1.2.2.1. induction, deduction

1.2.3. philosophy book

1.2.3.1. Discover a problem or find a question the author wants to answer for us

1.2.4. social science

1.2.4.1. Definition of this book: Anthropology, political science, economics, and design disciplines are the core of social sciences. Most of them include works on law, education, and public politics, some works on business and social services, and a large amount of psychology. work

1.2.4.2. What makes it easy: the content of the work is drawn from experiences familiar to readers

1.2.4.3. Difficulties: Need to invest in the author's views; misuse of familiar terms and views makes it difficult to reach a consensus with the author;

2. Fiction (imaginative literature)

2.1. General rules

2.1.1. Imaginative literature is elaborating an experience itself

2.1.2. 3 don’t want

2.1.2.1. Don’t resist the influence of imaginative literature on you

2.1.2.2. In imaginative literature, don’t look for consensus, theme, or argument

2.1.2.3. Do not criticize novels by standards consistent with truth that apply to conveying knowledge

2.2. Novels/Stories, Drama, Poetry

2.2.1. 3 questions

2.2.1.1. Theme: Tell the general plot of a story, drama, or poem, and include the actions and changes in it

2.2.1.2. Consensus and discussion: Identify the different characters and describe the key events that happened to them in your own words

2.2.1.3. Authenticity: Does this feel like a story? Can it satisfy your soul and reason?

4. Topic reading

4.1. Topic reading

4.1.1. Preparation Phase

4.1.1.1. Design a pilot bibliography

4.1.1.1.1. Reference library catalogue, expert advice, bibliographic index in the book

4.1.1.2. View all books on the topic reading list

4.1.1.2.1. Help clarify the concepts of the topic you want to study

4.1.1.2.2. Simplify the book list to a reasonable level

4.1.2. Theme reading stage (five steps)

4.1.2.1. Find relevant chapters

4.1.2.2. Lead the author to reach a consensus with himself

4.1.2.2.1. Because analytical reading involves different books, it is impossible for different authors to use the same words or the same consensus. Readers need to reach a consensus on the same keywords among different authors.

4.1.2.3. Clarify the problem

4.1.2.3.1. Use your own words to establish an unbiased theme and identify relevant problems and solutions

4.1.2.4. Define the issue

4.1.2.4.1. The problem we want to solve may have multiple issues. At this time, we need to determine the scope of the issue.

4.1.2.5. Analysis and discussion

4.1.3. other

4.1.3.1. Inspectional reading is the main tool or method for analyzing reading

4.1.3.2. objective necessity

4.1.3.2.1. Means: Keep referring back to the original texts of many authors

4.2. Reading and Mental Growth

4.2.1. If the purpose of reading is to improve reading skills, you need to read selectively

4.2.2. Active reading can help the vitality and growth of the mind