Any time you receive a reading assignment for a difficult textbook or another challenging source, you should follow a method of pre-reading and re-reading.
As you pre-read the source, you will scan the words for a few things: you should get an understanding of the overall message; you should observe the structure of the work (find the intro, summary, thesis); and you should identify and mark any unfamiliar words.
Once you have scanned and identified these elements, take some time to look up the new words and jot down the definitions.
The pre-reading stage will set you up for a deeper understanding of the material as you read and re-read the text.
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