In reading, look for the story. There is always a story behind everything written, whether in the sciences or the arts. If you get the story, you will understand and remember.
Read this article: http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/tburke1/reading.html The following text is from the above link: “Staying Afloat: Some Scattered Suggestions on Reading in College The first thing you should know about reading in college is that it bears little...