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Sounds good. One thing to emphasize is that it's important to know what the text is trying to accomplish. Is it philosophy? Then what is the author arguing for? What is his argument? Is it literature? Then what themes is she trying to evoke?
Normally what I do, when I'm actually reading well, is to take notes after each section. This helps me see what points are unclear in my own head yet, so I can go back and get clear on them. I try to include things like my own thoughts/feelings/impressions. Then, when I go back to the notes later, I can think somewhat more objectively than right after reading the text. If something I wrote seems wrong, I can go back and find why I thought that, and if it's something I want to stand by.
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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