Help! Anthropology class crisis! Too much reading!?

Question

Help! Anthropology class crisis! Too much reading!?

Answer 1

I'm sorry, but that's pretty much standard for that level of anthropology course. My only suggestion would be to talk to the teacher. Learn how to skim over the readings.

Answer 2

You definitely have to read the whole text for this coarse, I took a few. The trick, i found is to read with a highlighter. this helps you follow along and keep concentration as you are constantly looking for those key statements that sum up the idea of the page or paragraph.



Furthermore, to study for the exam you simply have to reread everything you highlighted and then focus on the subjects that you feel need the most studying.

Answer 3

Oh come on there are novels longer than that!



The equivalent of a book a week is a problem?



Give each article an initial read thru to find the important passages relevant to what was covered in the lecture and what may be covered in assignments essays projects and exams and then reread and analyse the really important bits.

Answer 4

What class is it?



I had the same feeling in my art history class. Stupid generals. I guess this is just letting you know that Anthropology isn't for you, or you just have a bad teacher, either way, suffer through the next few months and pull that class passing C-. I wish there was something I could say to help you read faster, but unless you know speed reading or are really talented I'm sorry.



Oh, but if you do know the subject matter you are needing to know look it up on wikipedia, it gets a lot of crap but if you need to know the basics of a subject it is pretty good.

Answer 5

First, skim the reading. Highlight terms that are in bold and italics as you skim, and read the definitions of those terms and the concepts involved with them.

Next, go back and re-read any material that may have been in a lecture, on homework, or on reading/study guides.

Skim the reading again.

Take notes.

Every time you get 10 "extra" minutes, open the book and read a section until you are comfortable with the material.

Answer 6

Initially this wont save you time.

I'm dyslexic and used to find reading took me such a long time, maybe an hour a page because I'd loose concentration so have to read some paragraphs up to 10 times, and look up various words etc. Then under the advise of the Uni psychiatrist I started recording myself reading aloud, at first this helped to maintain my concentration and focus on what was written instead of just scrolling through words. But more importantly now I find reading fairly easy and can get through recommended reading for studies and personal reading and actually comprehend whats being said and I don't really record myself any more.

Recording also has the benefit of being able to listen to it - on the bus, out running ...