Read the following case studies that accompany Essential Study Skills, 5e, Chapter 7. These case studies appear only online; they are not available in your textbook. Type your response to each case study. After you complete this exercise, you can either PRINT your responses or EMAIL them to your instructor.

Case Study 1: Roland received a reading assignment for his history class that involved using two outside sources to learn more about the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955. Roland found six different sources in the library that he thought had detailed information. He spent more than twenty hours in the library reading each source thoroughly and taking notes. His history teacher told him that the assignment should not have taken that long and that he could have used more efficient reading techniques. How could Roland have used information about the four levels of reading to help him complete this assignment more efficiently?



Case Study 2: One of Angelica's friends asked her if she surveys new textbooks and surveys new chapters before she reads. Angelica replied, "Of course I do. Why wouldn't I? It's so easy and only takes about two minutes. I do it out of habit, but I never seem to get anything out of it. I usually just see how hard the book is or how long the chapter is that I have to read." What should Angelica learn to do so surveying is more meaningful and effective?



Case Study 3: Adam is a very inquisitive student in class. He frequently asks questions about comments the instructor makes or points other students present to the class. When a student asked him why he asks so many questions, his response was that he can remember information better when the information is an answer to a question he posed. Adam would like to find a way to use this question-answer approach effectively when he reads his textbooks. How could Adam use questions before he reads a textbook chapter, while he reads a chapter, and after he finishes reading a chapter?