STUDY SKILLS How To Study

CONTENTS Taking Notes Your Study Space Learning Styles Plan Your Strategy Style Reading Tips Cue Words Developing Skills and Work Habits Quick Quiz

TAKING NOTES Return to Table of Contents Return to Table of Contents

WHAT TO WRITE Spend 80% of your time listening Notes should be the highlights of what the teacher says Listen for cues such as “you need to remember this” or “ you’ll need to know this later”

TIPS AND TECHNIQUES Sit close to the front of the class Watch your teacher part of the time and your notebook the rest of the time If you have trouble ask your teacher if you can use a pocket tape recorder, have permission Make sure you can read what you write Include the date at the top of your notes Don’t write in complete sentences

ABBREVIATE YOUR NOTES Common abbreviations -about -at -because = b/c -greater than = > -introduction = intro -and = + -less than = < -percent = % -times = X -with = w/ -without = w/o

YOUR STUDY SPACE Return to Table of Contents Return to Table of Contents

WHERE DO YOU STUDY? One place/several places Quiet Left alone With a desk/on the floor What time do you study

FOLLOW A ROUTINE Morning/afternoon/night

CREATING A HOMEWORK SPOT One in which you are comfortable and can get things done

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SEEING STYLE drawing pictures color highlights cue word in a statement charts maps notes

HEARING STYLE tape recording speak aloud when reviewing or reading talk to yourself repeating things out loud use rhymes or songs to remember key words act out things as if they were a play

DOING STYLE get up and walk around with your book repeat motions and memorize role play,dance, act out information write on surfaces with your finger

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ASSIGNMENT: CHAPTER TEST Read all titles and subtitles Read the first and last paragraph of each titled section Review all words in bold/italic print -know the meaning of each word -use the word in a sentence -spell the word correctly Go to the chapter review and answer all questions presented. -be sure to answer questions how/what/when/where/why

QUICK QUIZ Return to Table of Contents Return to Table of Contents

YOU USUALLY SOLVE PROBLEMS BY: talking them out, with a friend or out loud by yourself making lists or drawing up a plan walking around, doing other physical activity or making a model of a way to fix a problem

YOU FIND IT EASIEST TO LEARN A SKILL BY: a. listening to someone tell you how to do it b. watching a demonstration c. trying to do it yourself

WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW HOW TO SPELL A WORD: a. you sound it out b. you try to picture the word as you saw it in a book c. you write the word on paper, try different spellings, and choose the one that looks right

WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO WORK, YOU ARE BOTHERED MOST BY: a. noises, music, radio b. people or TV pictures in the room c. heat, cold, humidity or comfort of the room

WHEN YOU WATCH A TV SHOW YOU REMEMBER: a. what the characters said b. the costumes and hair of the people c. your reaction to what was happening or said

COUNT UP THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES FOR EACH: a.__________= learn best by hearing b.__________= learn best by seeing c.__________= learn best by touching or doing

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BEFORE YOU START READING, ASK YOURSELF, “Why am I reading this? AND “What am I suppose to remember?” WHY reading to study for a test  to discuss ideas in class  for enjoyment

BEFORE YOU START READING, ASK YOURSELF, “Why am I reading this? AND “What am I suppose to remember?” WHAT TO REMEMBER - know details/dates/names - main ideas/what happened -causes of events/their effects

HAVE A PLAN FOR READING. SQ3R SQ3R = Survey/Question/Read/Recite/Review

SURVEY look over what you have to read read the first and last paragraph -first paragraph introduces -last paragraph has a conclusion read -headlines/titles/subtitles/words in bold and italics -captions on charts and graphs

QUESTION what do you already know turn main headlines and bold or italic print into questions

READ look for details or examples in the text read the first and last sentences of each paragraph think what things would look like in your head/imagine

RECITE stop and answer your original question

REVIEW scan the different sections of what you have read state the main points write a summary or create your own personal study sheet

SIGNAL WORDS here are some signal words that give you a clue that something is important; many/likewise/in addition/next/finally/therefore/in conclusion/as a result/specifically/for instance/such as words that tell you that you are about to hear an opposite view are; however/yet/still/instead/even though

CHAPTER 5 VOCABULARY ACTIVITY – 6 th GR SOCIAL STUDIES Vocabulary Words prairie bilingual cordillera prime minister fossil fuel parliamentary democracy newsprint

DIRECTIONS: USE THE TERMS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. Reserves of oil and natural gas were discovered in Canada’s Prairie Provinces. What type of fuel is oil or natural gas? In this system of government, used in the United Kingdom and Canada, voters elect representatives to parliament. What is this system of government called?

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DIRECTIONS: USE THE TERMS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. Today, many people speak two languages fluently. What term could describe such people?

DEVELOPING SKILLS AND WORK HABITS Return to Table of Contents Return to Table of Contents

DEVELOPING SKILLS AND WORK HABITS Studying requires effort -manage your time -learn your style Know how to study -helps you in your everyday life Plan your strategy -your assignments tell you what to study -you must plan how you study -what works best for you may not work for someone else