Quick paper reading

1. READ THE TITLE
   and try to predict the type of information you expect to see
2. LOOK AT THE NAME OF THE AUTHOR
   What you know about the writer will help you predict and
   evaluate the content.
3. CHECK THE DATE
   and use it to help you assess the content.
4. READ THE ABSTRACT
   to find out what the researchers did and/or what they found
5. LOOK QUICKLY AT THE FIRST PARAGRAPH
   without trying to understand all the words.
6. LOOK QUICKLY AT THE FIRST SENTENCE OF EACH
   PARAGRAPH
   without trying to understand all the words
7. LOOK QUICKLY AT EACH FIGURE/TABLE AND READ ITS
   TITLE
   to try and find out what type of visual data is included
8. READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH
   especially if it has a subtitle like ‘Summary’ or ‘Conclusion’