Use class time and study halls to start homework and get extra help
Use your student planner to keep track of assignments and your activities
Create a schedule for completing homework, studying for tests and long–term assignments
Prioritize your work. Tackle the most important, most difficult or least favorite assignments first.
Go over your class notes each night. By doing this, you will make studying for tests and quizzes easier.
Have a designated work area
Turn off cell phone, TV and any other distractions
Have a snack and drink before you start
Have all necessary supplies in work area
Be Successful in Class
Be in school, on time, every day
Be prepared for each class; homework done, have needed supplies
Learn to adapt to different teachers
Participate in class
Have a positive attitude. Treat others with courtesy and respect. Be aware of your body language.
Take responsibility for your grades
Note Taking and Studying
Be an active listener and studier. Be focused and pay attention.
Take notes to help pay attention, both in the class and when you are reading/studying independently
Recognize important information
Go over your notes each day. Highlight important concepts and keywords.
When studying, recite and discuss information so that your mind engages and is not wandering
Use Some Form of the SQ3R
Survey:
Look over material to be read
Note titles, headings and subheadings
Review questions or teacher made study guides
Summarize
Question:
Turn the title, headings and subtitles into questions. Write question in the margins.
Read questions at the end of chapters
Ask yourself what you already know
Read:
Read one section at a time
Answer questions you have made up
Answer questions from the chapter or study guide
Study graphic aids
Recite:
Summarize in your own words what you have read
Write down in your own words what you have read using the notes you have taken
Underline or highlight important points (or make notes on them)
Review:
Look over notes at the end of each study session
Make a study sheet or a practice test for content covered in that section
Make flash cards or other memory aids
Memory Aids
Use flash cards for vocabulary, facts and lists
Acronyms - using the first letter of the words you want to remember to make up a silly sentence like, "My very elegant mother juggled seven ugly neckties." (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune)
Chunking - Grouping items for better recall, especially numbers
Visualization - creating pictures in your mind or on paper
Look for easy logical connections - Homer wrote the Odyssey, "Homer is an odd name.”
Group or categorize information, write lists and diagrams
