CHUNKING: What do I study?

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CHUNKING What do I study?
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CHUNKING IS NOT FLASH CARDS
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IT IS CONCEPT MAPPING

• PURPOSEFULLY CHUNKING CONCEPTS INTO
• ONE BITE AT A TIME

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CHUNK WHEN?

• YES
• WHEN YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN IT
• WHEN YOU STRUGGLE WITH IT or
• WHEN THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW!
• NODO NOT USE ON EVERY LEARNING TASK

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SPELLING using chunking

• Lieutenants

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SPELLING using chunking

• Lieutenants

Lieu-ten-ants
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HOMOPHONES
Sound the samedifferent meanings.

• their

there
theyre
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HOMOPHONES
Sound the samedifferent meanings.
their

• their

ownership
The heirs lost their dogs.
there
there
direction
The lost dogs are neither here nor there.
they are
theyre
contraction
Theyre not here!
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MUSIC
Every Good Boy Does Fine
FACE
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CHUNKING NONSENSE MNEMONICS

• CONCEPT Order in biology
• (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
  Species)

Spinach
Prefer
Cheese
On
Fresh
Green
Kids
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MATH
WAY TOO MANY CONCEPTS ON ONE PAGE! BRAIN CANNOT
FILE OR DIGEST THIS READILY LIMIT THE
INFO MAKE A CONNECTION DRAW IT OUT SOLVE A
REAL PROBLEM
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Area of Trapezoid
ONE Concept
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Perimeter of a Square

• FORMULA P4S

PSSSS Or P4S
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Technology To Support Study Habits

• iPad/Smart Phone Study Apps
• Study Tips
• StudyKit Pro
• iStudy Alarm
• Specific Apps for subject area material
• Chalkboard
• ShowMe

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Test Taking for the Professionals
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Multiple Choice

• Hint Read all answers before selecting
• 1. To find information about the baseball career
  of Babe Ruth, you should look in the encyclopedia
  under
• baseball
• Babe
• career
• sports
• Ruth

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True/False

• Hint Pay special attention to words like
  always, no one, only, all, or never
• True or False All musicians can read music.
• Whats the trigger word here? ___________

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True/False

• Hint Pay special attention to words like
  always, no one, only, all, or never
• True or False All musicians can read music.
• Whats the trigger word here? ___All____

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Fill-in-the-Blank or Matching

• Hint Use the word before the blank to give you
  clues about the answer that fits there.
• Typewriters and computers both have a ______.
• printer
• keyboard
• extension cord

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Number Tests

• Hint watch for dead wood information. Cross out
  numbers or facts that have been thrown in
  unnecessarily.
• One of your friends is heading north for a
  holiday with her extended family in Minnesota
  next June, and your other friend is heading south
  to Mexico for a family reunion. If their
  destinations are 1029 miles apart, and one car is
  traveling at 45 miles per hour, and the other car
  is traveling at 52 miles per hour, how many hours
  before the cars can pass each other?

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Short Answer/Essay

• Hint Map out an outline for each question
• Describe the religion of the people of
  Mesopotamia.

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Short Answer/Essay

• Hint Map out an outline for each question
• Describe the religion of the people of
  Mesopotamia.
• Who they worshiped
• How they worshiped
• Origins or roots of their religion
• How religion influence their daily life

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General Test Taking

• Hint Use one part of the test to help you with a
  part of the test you are stumped on