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Monday, January 12, 2015  Do Now  List all of your classes and the type of final (if you know) you will have in each.  Daily Target  I will be better prepared for my finals and have a plan to proceed AGENDA 1.Do Now 2.Preparing for College 3.Calendar 4.Reflection HOMEWORK/PRACTICE: Study or Read for at least 10 minutes in your area of concern.

 SLEEEEEEEP the night before!!!! 8 hours!  GET TO SCHOOL EARLY TO GET THE SPECIAL BREAKFAST PROVIDED IN THE CAFETERIA (NOT THE REGULAR BREAKFAST)  Take your time! Read the questions fully!  HAVE A POSTIVE ATTITUDE!  Don’t get frustrated, breath, move on, come back to it.  STRETCH! TAKE BREATHING BREAKS, FINISH STRONG!!!!!!!!!!!

 Early Students will get a special breakfast of a Muffin, Fruit, and real Fruit Juice to power your brain to be ready to take on the EOC in the HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD!

 The Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly will be this Friday  EOC make up testing for Math and Science will be this Tuesday and Thursday. This is a GRADUATION REQUIRMENT. Be there!  Seniors-Share all acceptances and year 13 plans with your councilors AND seminar teachers!

Number your page from one to five below your “Do Now” Silently read through the next slide and answer the questions, be prepared to discuss your answers.

1. ____ Music helps you study 2. ____ Highlighting your notes is the best way to prepare for a test 3. ____ Your friends don’t help when it comes to getting ready for finals 4. ____ What you eat on Monday effects your test on Friday 5. ____ Cumulative finals cover one chapter

-Study the same thing in multiple locations According to the New York Times, simply alternating the room where a person studies improves retention According to the New York Times -Time management: Cramming causes anxiety, which lowers your ability to retain information. By creating a balanced study plan and schedule, you will be able to study each subject in its entirety and ultimately boost your test performance.Cramming causes anxiety -Say YES to cardio: Science says that just 20 minutes of cardio can improve your memory. Plus, it will help reduce stress!can improve your memory From the Blog of the State University of NewYork 12/10/13 Group Review A reliable and prepared group of study partners can increase your knowledge and also supply important study information that you may have missed in class notes or failed to understand in the text. Set study guidelines for the group before meeting such a requirement to bring sample essay topics with brainstorming ideas or multiple-choice questions with answers. The most effective study groups have three members, according to Muskingum College.

1. PRT: Brainstorm some final preparation ideas 2. Write two ideas for preparing for finals on two different Post-Its 3. Write two –take one

Use the worksheet to plan out the next two weeks. Include: Projects EOC testing Studying for finals Work backwards from the finals you listed in the “Do Now” to determine what to do each day to be FULLY prepared to ACE your FINALS! Trade with your elbow partner and review each other’s plan – does it seem reasonable? Doable? Suggestions for improvement?

Write an exit note on a ½ sheet of paper 1. What support do you need from your classmates this week in seminar to be successful for finals? 2. What do you need to do this week to keep yourself on track? 3. How can your seminar teacher support you this week?

1. True&False Music helps you study (maybe, depending on who you are, AND instrumental music has the best results according to research) 2. False Highlighting your notes is the best way to prepare for a test (Find a way to engage your brain more, even underlining will help more than highlighting – what other options do you know?) 3. True&False Your friends don’t help when it comes to getting ready for finals (Ask yourself these questions: are my friends taking the same class? Do they help me concentrate? Do they ask me to justify or reason when we study? ) 4. True : What you eat on Monday effects your test on Friday (Your brain needs good food all week to learn, process, and retain information for a test on Friday) 5. False: Cumulative finals cover one chapter (Cumulative means EVERYTHING covered so far this year)