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paragraphs
closing, 162
opening, 162
organizing in papers, 155–156
reworking in second drafts, 162
parents, advice about testing, 212
Pareto Principle, 25
Parkinson’s Law, 89
perfectionists, traits of, 26–27
periodical indexes, using for
research, 126
plagiarism, avoiding in papers,
158–159
planning
according to schedule, 89
next day, 89
pleasurable activities, 90
plot, explained, 60
point of view, explained, 60
preface, explained, 47
prereading, importance of, 50–52.
See also reading
pressure, performing under, 31
Pretest Organizer, 213–215
primary resources, using in
research, 125
Priority Task Sheet
example, 95, 98
using, 86–87
professors. See teachers
projects, including on calendar, 84
prove, using in essays, 206
The Publication Manual of the APA,
146
Q
questionnaire
evaluating answers to, 4
responding to, 2–3
questions
asking in classes, 112
preparing for classes, 108
R
Reader’s Guide to Periodical 
Literature, 142
reading
actively, 69
aesthetic, 50, 60–61
asking questions before, 69
components, 6
comprehension, 6
critical, 50
defining purpose for, 46, 51
details, 53–54
developing good habits, 70
fiction, 60
five questions, 53–54
foreign language texts, 59
How? question, 54
introductory paragraphs, 52
memory systems, 68
organizing material, 70
with a plan, 57–59
pleasure, 50, 60–61
purpose for, 46
recall, 6, 67–68
recognition, 68
reference, 50
remembering, 65–66, 71–72
repetition for recall, 68
retention, 7–8, 66–67
scoring pace of, 61
seeking word clues, 52–53
skimming versus scanning, 51
speed, 6
speed versus comprehension, 67
taking notes, 68–69
technical texts, 54–59
“top-of-the-mind” recall, 6–7
using clues in textbooks, 46–48
ways of, 50
When? question, 53
Where? question, 53
Who? question, 53
Why? question, 54
writing definitions of terms, 54
See also chapters; prereading
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