Take Control of Homework

So It Doesn’t Control You

Part 3

Take Advantage of Any Free Time

If you have study period or a long bus ride, use the time to review notes. They are ready to make, easy to handle, and are a marvelous tool to help you learn and remember anything. Punch a hole in the upper left corner of each index card and connect the stack of your flash cards with a ring. Then the cards are bound and not flopping around. Flash cards bound like this act like a small book with pages. You can even have separate ringed stacks for each subject. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO REMEMBER PUT IT ON A CARD.

Study with a Friend

Get together with friends and classmates to quiz each other, compare notes and predict test questions. Consider joining a study group.

Communicate

If you have concerns about the amount or type of homework you have, you may want to talk to your family, teachers or counselor. They can help you understand how much time you need to allot for homework and how to manage your tasks.
Celebrate Your Achievements

Reward yourself for hitting milestones or doing something well.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Student Success Statement

“Be always sure you’re right, then go ahead.”

Davy Crockett

1786-1836

Double think something before you do it, because if you do something you might be doing something bad. At times it isn’t easy to go back. You have to be sure you’re right in things then you can ahead and move on to the next step in life.

Take Control of Homework

So It Does Control You

Part 2

Keep Things in Perspective

Know how much weight each assignment or test carries, and use your time accordingly. Don’t waste and smart. Doing the most important things first is being wise and smart.

Get More Involved

Keep your mind from wandering by taking notes, underlining sections, discussing topics with others or relating your homework to something you’re studying in another class. Learn actively and not passively. Be anxiously engaged in your studies and you will have a great experience. Demonstrate a good attitude toward home assignments, and you will begin to love doing it.

Organize the Information

People process information in different ways. Some people like to draw pictures or charts to digest information, others prefer to read out loud or make detailed outlines. Try to find the methods that work best for you. Ask your teacher for recommendations if you’re having trouble.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Student Success Statement

“I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing, than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity.”

Robert E. Lee

This statement is so true and I agree with it because whatever you do when you suffer can be good. For example, if you suffer trying to give some people food in the end you will be choosing the right and be known as a big hearted person. You will approach your goals once you suffer but doing all of that is all worth it in the end.

 

Note-Taking Strategies

Part 4

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For Review

Once you’ve done all of the above, you’ll find you’ve created your own personalized study guide. Cover the main section of the page and use the key words and questions in the left margin as a quiz.

Stick to It

Review your notes the day you take the, and all your notes once a week. That way, you won’t need to study as much when it’s test time. You’ve been doing the work all along.

Try out the Cornell System but if it doesn’t work for you, experiment with other methods. Ask your classmates how they take notes or ask a teacher for advice. Taking good notes requires practice, like any other skill. And the more you work at it now, the more prepared you’ll be to take notes in college.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Summary:

Basketball player Tony Farmer kidnapped his girlfriend. Dragged her down stairs, stole her wallet and is now to serve 3 years in prison. The court had sentenced him to prison because he chose the wrong. He collapsed into pain once he heard the judge say he was going to be receiving a three-year prison sentence.

Reflection:

What I think about this story is that he chose the wrong and deserves to serve 3 years in prison. Even though he was collapsing himself I still would NOT feel sorry or bad for him because of what he did. Choosing the wrong and doing stuff like that should get advice from people who choose the right so they can change their life and then probably regret what they did in their future and become someone wonderful in life.

Note-Taking Strategies

Part 3

After Class

As soon as class ends, review your notes and fill in any blanks.

Underline, highlight and use symbols to sort through the information. If you don’t understand something, get help from your teacher or classmates.

After you’ve reviewed all your notes from class, in the left-hand area of the page write down key words and questions your teacher might ask on a test.

At the bottom of each page, write a summary of the notes. This helps you digest what you’ve learned. It also improves your memory of the material for the long term and for tests down the road.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!