ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter and the relevant reading you should be able to:
develop a reading strategy for secondary texts based on your purpose for reading;
competently use different methods of reading;
quickly identify whether a secondary text is relevant to your needs;
identify the main and subsidiary issues in a secondary text;
identify the main argument(s) in a secondary text, outlining both propositions and evidence;
combine and compare arguments from several sources to effectively answer an essay question;
gain confidence in reading and using secondary texts.
