What should I be studying?
Your notes
Readings from class
The study guide
Quizlet
GoFormative Quizzes
Prior to test day...
Study in chunks (10-30 minutes a few times a week)
Practice vocabulary (Quizlet)
Review the study guide AND notes
What does it mean to "Study?"
Studying does NOT mean: "I looked at my notes over and over."This will NOT lead you to success.
Studying looks like:
Making flash cards for key vocabulary
Write a summary of your notes
Making charts or mind maps
Creating questions for someone to ask you (give them an answer sheet)
Create a rhyme or song about the material
Talk about the material with a classmate
TEACH the unit to someone else
Am I sure I know the material?
Can you explain the material in your own words...
to your peers?
to an adult?
to someone younger than you?
Can you explain WHY/HOW main ideas from the unit were important?
i.e. Why did Hammurabi create his code of laws?
i.e. How did the Neolithic Revolution divide the Stone Ages?
On test day...
Complete questions you know first
Then return to the harder questions
Eliminate answer choices that make no sense or that we did not talk about in class
TAKE YOUR TIME!!
Complete ALL questions on the test
Check over the test TWICE before submitting