studying for idc

Reading classes have always been harder for me. I usually have to read the matterials several times before i commprehend. I usually tend to read the book first though. The next step is to go to spark notes and read the summary of the book. THe next step is to go to the library to see if there is a movie for the book. Watching a book after reading a book just helps everything fall into context. It always helps seeing it acted out. The movie part works extremly well when you have to read a play. The spark notes always help. When reading an older text the language isn't always the same as the way we would talk today. So it really helps to read a summary to make sure you have all the main points down. Also when im reading through a book, i will highlight certain details that i feel are important. This process helps in the longer term bc i can just scan through my notes whenever i have to answer questions about the book. My professor my IDC is Dr. Lipe. She usually makes us write papers on the book. Writing a paper for the book also helps because inorder to write the paper you must make references to the book. THis helps you reread it several times and yet again helps with the comprehention. For everybook, dr. lipe assigns a student to that book to do a presentation on it. This helps because students show a slide show they have put together about the history of the book and also important details of the story. THis is how i learn and study for IDC.