Have to read the dullest book on Earth? And you have to get a great grade on it? Put down those cliff-notes and do this the old fashioned way!
1Get some background info. on the book. Yeah, it sounds boring, but it helps you fully understand the book in the long run. So you might want to try looking up things like the time period the book takes place in, and the cultures in it! It helps make it seem more exciting.
2Make sure you have a clear understanding of what your project for the book will be. Do you have to write a report, make a display, or take a test?
3Start reading the book. If you start the book with your class, be sure to listen to your classmates questions, and highlight important parts.
4Ask for help from your teacher or a fellow class-mate. If the book immediately seems boring, don't put it down. Instead think of why its boring you. Is the vocabulary throwing you off? Or maybe everything is just different.
5Call a friend and take turns reading it aloud to each other. It helps.
6Study your notes repeatedly. If you are really worried about your grade you can invite a friend in the class and study together. But make sure that your friend is helpful, and had read the book, and fully understands it.
7Stay calm during the assignment or while working on the assignment. Review the sequence of events, and main theme in your head. The more you freak out, the less you remember
8add some light music in the background , that will reduce the monotony, even if it is boring and almost impossible to read, make it a longer process. First, go through the book fast, and reread it again and again fast, so that ultimately you know everything that is in it.
9Put a calendar, keep some time aside for every chapter and work on that for the time kept aside, no matter how boring that chapter is.
- Read each chapter carefully. Once you finished each and every chapter, revise it so that you are thorough. When the appropriate time arises, make notes so that you don't forget it. Read the notes twice after each chapter. Make it interesting because when we grow up, we must read more boring books, so best start practicing now!
- The book will be hard to read if it's a subject you aren't interested in, but it will be even harder to read if you make yourself suffer through it. Pretend you're on a dare. Make it fun.
- Don't complain about the book when you can be reading it.
- Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Things You'll Need
- The book
- A high-lighter