You may like reading novels for fun. But you need to get ① (organize) if you are reading a novel for school. Here ② (be)a few tips.
First, pay attention to characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything ③ is about a character can help us to understand him, from his ④ (appear) to the kind of food he eats.
Besides, the order of the story and the plot are ⑤ (equal) important. Make sure that as you read, you make ⑥ quick note of what happens in each chapter. This will help you bring the things you have noticed about the character, setting, language and so on together. It's also an enormous help for you to retell the story after you have read it.