HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STUDY SKILLS

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HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR STUDY SKILLS

• It is easier to succeed than to fail!

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AT HOME

• 1. ALWAYS HAVE YOUR SYLLABUS OR ACCESS TO ONE ON
  THE WEBPAGE
• 2. PREREAD EVERY ASSIGNMENT

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PREREADING

• BEGINNING WITH THE FIRST PAGE OF THE ASSIGNMENT,
  LOOK AT EACH PAGE
• PAY ATTENTION TO THE OUTLINE THE WRITER USES
• READ THE BOLD PRINT WORDS TO SEE IF YOU KNOW WHAT
  THEY ARE

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PREREADING CONT

• LOOK AT EACH PICTURE, CHART, ILLUSTRATION AND
  READ THE CAPTION OR KEY
• AT THE END OF THE READING ASSIGNMENT, READ THE
  QUESTIONS PROVIDED THERE IF THERE ARE ANY OR ASK
  YOURSELF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE READING

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PREREADING CONT

• GET OUT YOUR STUDY GUIDE FOR THAT SECTION
• FIND THE LAST TERM OR NAME ON THE STUDY GUIDE
  THAT IS MENTIONED IN THE READING ASSIGNMENT
• READ ALL OF THE QUESTIONS ON THE STUDY GUIDE FOR
  THAT ASSIGNMENT

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READING

• READ THE ASSIGNMENT
• WRITE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE READING IN YOUR
  NOTEBOOK IF YOU HAVE ANY
• DO NOT TRY TO MEMORIZE AS YOU READ-JUST READ

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QUIZ YOURSELF

• ASK YOURSELF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE MATERIAL
• WHAT DID I JUST READ?
• WHAT WERE THE BOLD PRINT TERMS OR NAMES?
• WHAT DO I NEED TO REMEMBER?

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POST READING

• WRITE A DEFINITION FROM THE TEXT (NOT THE
  GLOSSARY) FOR EACH WORD IN BOLD PRINT
• FIND QUESTIONS IN THE STUDY GUIDE THAT ARE IN
  THIS READING ASSIGNMENT
• ANSWER THOSE STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS

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REVIEW

• REVIEW EVERYTHING YOU JUST WROTE TO SEE IF IT
  MAKES SENSE TO YOU.
• DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU WROTE?

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FINISHING

• I FIND IT HELPFUL SOMETIMES TO COPY THE WRITERS
  OUTLINE
• I DO THAT BY WRITING IT DOWN WITHOUT DETAILS IN
  OUTLINE FORMAT
• THAT WAY I KNOW WHERE THE INFORMATION FITS.

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LABEL YOUR WORK

• LABEL WHATEVER NON STUDY GUIDE WRITING YOU DID AS
  
• BN 9/22/08 1 OF 1
• THIS STANDS FOR BOOK NOTES, TODAYS DATE, AND THE
  NUMBER OF PAGES YOU DID

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IN CLASS

• HAVE YOUR NOTEBOOK IN CLASS
• HAVE YOUR TEXTBOOK IN CLASS
• HAVE A VERTICALLY ORIENTED, DIGITALLY
  MANIPULATED, GRAPHITE OR INK EQUIPPED INSCRIPTION
  DEVICE
• GET READY AS SOON AS YOU COME INTO CLASS

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MAKING NOTES IN CLASS
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NOTES CONT

• PUT THE DATE ON YOUR PAPER AS FOLLOWS
• LABEL THE PAPER, ICN 9/23/08 1 OF
• THIS STANDS FOR IN CLASS NOTES, FOR TODAYS DATE
  FIRST PAGE OF ?
• WHEN YOU GO TO THE SECOND PAGE YOU RELABEL AS
  BEFORE ONLY WRITE 2 OF ?

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NOTEMAKING

• ENTER THE TITLE OF ANY HANDOUT THE TEACHER GIVES
  YOU (HO)
• RECORD THE NUMBER OF PAGES IF IT IS MORE THAN
  FRONT BACK
• RECORD THE PURPOSE OF THE HANDOUT, WHAT YOU ARE
  SUPPOSED TO DO WITH IT, AND DUE DATE IF ANY

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NOTEMAKING

• WHEN THE TEACHER TELLS YOU WHAT YOURE DOING THAT
  DAY, WRITE IT DOWN. FOR EXAMPLE,
• TODAY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW THE NATION
  PROGRESSED AFTER THE WAR OF 1812.

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PsssT

• REMEMBER THAT YOU MAKE NOTES SO THAT YOU CAN
  REMEMBER WHAT WENT ON IN CLASS. WE DONT GIVE
  YOU NOTES OR DISCUSS TOPICS TO TORTURE OR
  PERSECUTE YOU.

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NOTEMAKING CONT

• IF THE TEACHER GIVES YOU SPECIFIC QUESTIONS THAT
  HE WILL ADDRESS, WRITE THEM DOWN
• USE AN OUTLINE FORMAT IN MAKING NOTES
• FOR EXAMPLE

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OUTLINING

• I. SECTIONALISM VS. NATIONALISM
• A. SECTIONALISM IS .
• 1. KY AND VA RESOLUTIONS ARE EXAMPLES
• 2. NULLIFICATION
• A. TARIFF OF 1828
• B. J.C. CALHOUN

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OUTLINING CONT

• B. NATIONALISM IS..
• 1. .
• 2. .

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REVIEW YOUR NOTES

• REVIEW YOUR NOTES (AND THE HANDOUTS) FROM CLASS
  AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
• ALL RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE
  NIGHT BEFORE the test, YOU DONT RECALL AS
  MUCH, AND YOU ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHERE IT ALL
  FITS.