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Writing A Paper
Mnemonic Devices
Notetaking
Summarizing and Main Idea
Study Habits
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What font should be used when writing a paper?
What is Times New Roman
100
What is the definition of a mnemonic device?
What is a tool to help remember facts or a large amount of information. song, acronym, rhyme, poem, phrase
100
This type of notetaking allows the student to be artistic and draw the main idea in the middle with supporting details surrounding
What is mind mapping
100
When you are summarizing text, what writing utensil should be used to focus on the main idea?
What is a highlighter
100
When should you start studying for a test?
What is 5-7 days before
200
What size font should be used when typing a paper?
What is 12
200
What does Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally stand for?
What is parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction
200
This type of note taking is great for research papers and clearly defines the topic, sub topics, and supporting details using roman numerals, lower case letters, and numbers. This type is very clearly written and easy to understand
What is an outline
200
How can a highlighter help you when you are reading and trying to understand the main idea?
What is point out what the main idea of story and not focus on other unimportant facts.
200
How much time should you spend studying each night for a test?
What is 30 minutes or at least 10-15
300
On the board, write the correct way to head a paper Daily Double!!
What is Name, Date, Class or assignment, Title
300
What does the acronym HOMES stand for? What are these?
What is Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior
300
Why is important not to write down everything when taking notes?
So you know what the important parts are, so you can have time to write down everything that is needed, and so you can listen and take notes at the same time
300
Read and Answer the question Jimmy's mom was baking a cake a needed a few ingredients from the store. His mom sent him, so Jimmy went to the store to buy eggs, milk, and sugar. While he was there he bought eggs, sugar, and a Milky Way bar. When he got home, Jimmy's mom could not bake the cake. Why couldn't Jimmy's mom bake the cake?
What is because Jimmy forgot milk
300
If you forgot your homework, how could you find out what the assignment is to complete it?
What is call a friend or email the teacher. Look at webpage online
400
What spacing should be used when typing a paper?
What is double
400
ROY G BIV means
What is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
400
Why is important to color-code your materials? How could you do this?
What is to make it easier to use and understand. On a computer, you could color subject files so each color represent a subject. You could also color code notebooks and folders so you can easily tell which ones go together. When you take notes, you could color code the notes so that each topic is clearly stated.
400
Read the following and summarize in your own words: It is widely acknowledged fact that machines are stronger than people, but is it possible for them to become smarter than us too? Some scientists fear that it is, or so says the theory of technological singularity. In a nut shell, the theory of technological singularity says that when a computer becomes capable of improving its own capabilities, even in just the slightest way, it will go into an infinite loop, getting progressively smarter, which would inevitably lead to machines becoming smarter than people, or so the theory goes. Such gains in available intelligence might lead to huge improvements in science and medicine. Diseases could be cured and so forth. On the other hand, it could lead to the total domination of mankind by robots, which would be bad. I, for one, welcome our new computer overlords.
What is Machines could become smarter than people, which can be helpful or harmful to our society.
400
What is the key to success in school that only you can have? Definition for double points
What is motivation motivation wanting to do well and putting forth the effort
500
When using a concept web with the main idea in the middle, what should be used around for supporting details? (look at the worksheet we used for Amelia's Road)
What is who, what, when, where, why, and how
500
Recite the "month's poem"
What is 30 days hath September, April, June, and November All the rest have 31, save February with 28 days clear, and 29 each leap year
500
What are the main materials that you need to keep organized for school? There are 5
What is backpack, binder, folders/notebooks, planner, pencil pouch
500
Read and summarize the main idea in one sentence: Fellow Members of the Springfield Robotics Club: It has come to my attention that the workshop has been left an absolute mess on at least two separate occasions. Remember, that this is a shared space, so we must clean up behind ourselves after every meeting. It is in the spirit of keeping our club meeting space that we establish this rule: when you take a tool off the rack, put it back. If everyone puts their tools back immediately after they are done using them, there will be minimal mess to clean up, and we won’t get kicked out of the spot. So, if you like having a meeting place, put your tools back.
What is People at the Springfield Robotics Club need to put away their tools and keep the area clean so everyone can enjoy the space.
500
List three ways (there are 8 ) that can help you when studying
What is set up a schedule, study 10-15 minutes at a time, take breaks, reward yourself, find a good spot, use the same place for studying, make sure it's a quiet place, eliminate the obvious distractions