RLG206H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bhavana
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It has a number of resources for your final project, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and buddhist art web sites. It is on the left-hand menu in blackboard. If you can think of something that would be helpful, and that isn"t already in the library guide, let us know! Also, if you have difficulties using it, let us know! First part: techniques to read strategically, actively, and critically. Second part: short group activity testing out these techniques. Prioritize: start on the most important readings first. Alternatively: read them thematically or chronologically (to see how the field has changed on this topic) Ask yourself how this reading will fit into your research. Knowing how you"ll use it will help you to decide how to read it. Structure: use the table of contents, the breakdown of chapters, headings, and subheadings. Genre: look at the bibliography, lists of primary and secondary sources, and illustrations.
