How to Read Textbooks & Nonfiction
Most students read textbooks in the same way
What is with NO purpose?
The steps for how to take & study notes
What are Identify the purpose of the lecture, listen for connections - write important details and create questions after class?
The best way to study for a test
What are "all of the above" and "both B & C?"
80/20 power strategy
What is know your purpose for writing?
What is speaking in public?
Before painting a surface you must prime it
What is priming your brain? (Otherwise, new information will "flake" right out of your mind)
80/20 power strategy for chapter 11
What is read the textbook before class?
More beneficial than cramming for a test all night
What is getting a good night sleep and eating a healthy breakfast?
Define your purpose, make a list of questions, create categories by grouping similar questions together and start writing, simply answer the questions
What is how to use the writing model for a book report?
Dad's lesson
What is standing on a table and YELL?
Have you ever read something, only to have no idea what you just read
What is "Brain Blackout?"
Every night, when you first sit down to start your homework
What is take 10 minutes to organize your papers, review your notes and review your notes OUT LOUD?
Reviewing graded tests is an excellent way to continue leaning
What is - mistakes are one of the most powerful learning tools?
This tool is amazingly effective for organizing your writing into logical, cohesive paragraphs
What is the 3-D research report organizer?
The problem is most people don't know the difference
What is spoken and written language?
Save study time by reading your textbook before class
What is a Time-Saving Tip?
Studying for a math test includes
What is studying the vocabulary, doing your homework and paying attention to corrections made in class?
Read all answers first
What are multiple choice questions?
What is "writer's block?"
80/20 power strategy - give a highly planned presentation that sounds like natural speech
What is practice your presentation?
80/20 power strategy for textbooks and nonfiction
What is find the PURPOSE of the text?
When it is time to prepare for a test, go back through the homework and redo the problems with which you had trouble
What is Study Guide = "problem" problems?
Begin your answers by restating the question
What are essay questions?
All nonfiction writing is about
What is answering questions?
Public speakers don't memorize and Toastmaster International
What is - how to practice a presentation?