Study Skills Semester Review http://douglaswhaley.blogspot.com/2012/11/how-to-take-law-school-exam.html Week nine

Question of the Day Class Survey On a piece of paper please answer the following questions: 1. What are two things you liked about this class? 2. What are two things you would change about this class?

Topics to Study for Final Time Management Note-Taking Strategies Professional Correspondence Reading Strategies Research and Using the Internet as a Resource Giving Presentations Vocabulary Learning Strategies

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Note-Taking and Reading Strategies Research and using the Internet Time Management Note-Taking and Reading Strategies Research and using the Internet Giving Presentations Miscellaneous 10 20 30 40 50

Question 1 - 10 What is the difference between short-term and long-term planning?

Answer 1 – 10 Short-term planning – plan for day to day Long-term planning – plan for a week, month, year, etc.

Question 1 - 20 What does the M stand for in SMART goals? Give one example.

Answer 1 – 20 Measurable Ex: I will write a sentence with no more than three mistakes.

Question 1 - 30 What does SMART stand for?

Answer 1 – 30 S – specific M – measurable A – attainable R – relevant T – time bound

Question 1 - 40 Name at least one tool you can use when planning your time

Answer 1 – 40 Google Calendar Wunderlist Daily planner Etc…

Question 1 - 50 Name at least three questions you should ask yourself when planning a task

Answer 1 – 50 How long will this take? What are the steps that need to be completed? When does it need to be completed? When do I have time? Where does it fall in terms of priorities?

Question 2 - 10 Name one nonverbal and one verbal cue to pay attention to while taking notes

Answer 2 – 10 Nonverbal – written on board, gestures, eye contact etc. Verbal – pauses, repetition, speed, loudness of voice, phrases etc.

Question 2 - 20 What is the difference between skimming and scanning a text?

Answer 2 – 20 Skimming – reading quickly and superficially Scanning – reading a specific item carefully

Question 2 - 30 Show and label how you would divide your paper as if you were preparing to take notes using the Cornell Note-taking system.

Answer 2 – 30

Question 2 - 40 What does SQ4R stand for?

Answer 2 – 40 S – survey Q – question 4R – Read, Record, Recite, Review

Question 2 - 50 Name two ways you can visually map out what you read.

Answer 2 – 50 Chart Spider Chart Venn diagram Chain Tree

Question 3 - 10 What does .edu stand for at the end of a url?

Answer 3 – 10 Educational site (usually a university or college site)

Question 3 - 20 Why is Wikipedia not a good source for academic writing and research?

Answer 3 – 20 General information Anyone can edit it Always check sources on Wikipedia

Question 3 - 30 Name two resources you can use for online research besides Google

Answer 3 – 30 Google scholar JSTOR Elibrary USA

Question 3 - 40 How can you narrow your search on Google or Google Scholar so that you can search for exact words?

Answer 3 – 40 Put the words you want to search in “ “ quotation marks.

Question 3 - 50 Name at least four things to look for when determining whether or not a website is reliable.

Answer 3 – 50 Authority – who is the author? Purpose – why was this site created? Publication and Format – where was it published? What does it look like? Relevance – is it related to your research? Date of publication – is it current? Has it been updated? Documentation – are there sources documented? Are those sources reliable?

Question 4 - 10 Name at least two things you should do before you present your presentation

Answer 4 – 10 Outline Practice out loud Create cue cards Etc.

Question 4 - 20 Name two types of visuals you can use during a presentation

Answer 4 – 20 Whiteboard Power Point Poster Real materials (realia) Pictures Graphs or charts Etc.

Question 4 - 30 What are the three steps to listening actively?

Answer 4 – 30 Hearing Understanding Judging

Question 4 - 40 Name at least two questions you should ask yourself when preparing your presentation.

Answer 4 – 40 Audience – who is my audience? Content – what are my main points I want my audience to remember? Language – how formal is my presentation? Are there technical words I need to define for my audience?

Question 4 - 50 Name at least three things wrong with this slide: Final Exam Review: todya we will go over and review and revise and talk about the different topics we learned about this semester as a class. Ther will be a presentacion by me about the many different various topics that we have talked about with questions for you to answer and compete together as a class.

Answer 4 – 50 Color Font Text size Spelling errors Too much text Etc.

Question 5 - 10 Read this sentence from an email out loud and say what is wrong with it: HI TEACHER!!!!!!!! WHAT TIME IS CLASS TODAY????????

Answer 5 – 10 Too many !!! and ???? All CAPS – yelling Formality

Question 5 - 20 Name the two types of vocabulary words. +10 pts bonus if you can name the lists associated with each one

Answer 5 – 20 Basic – common words (Dolch List Technical – academic or skill specific (AWL – Academic Word List)

Question 5 - 30 Write a subject line for the following email: Dear Chaimae, I am writing to you (1) concerning the meeting that we (2) arranged for this Friday. I am afraid something urgent has come up and I will not be able to attend. Can we (3) postpone the meeting until next week? I can make any time Wednesday or Thursday. I apologize for any (4) inconvenience this may cause, and I (5) look forward to (6) hearing from you. Best, Ms. Rosenbloom

Answer 5 – 30 Postpone Thurs meeting? Meeting Thurs Question about Thurs meeting Etc…

Question 5 - 40 Name four vocabulary learning strategies

Answer 5 – 40 Flashcards Writing sentences or stories Organizing words into dictionaries or family charts Images Saying words out loud Listening to audio or watching video tapes Taping words around room Online games Memory palace

Question 5 - 50 What is a mnemonic device? Name one that we have used this semester.

Answer 5 – 50 A mnemonic device is a memory technique like a song, rhyme, or word that helps you to remember something. SMART SQ4R Memory Palace