1. Study Skills Semester Review
Week nine

2. 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?

3. 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

4. Study Skills Review
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5. 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

6. Question
What is the difference between short-term and long-term planning?

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

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

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

10. Question
What does SMART stand for?

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

12. Question
Name at least one tool you can use when planning your time

13. Answer 1 – 40
Google Calendar
Wunderlist
Daily planner
Etc…

14. Question
Name at least three questions you should ask yourself when planning a task

15. 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?

16. Question
Name one nonverbal and one verbal cue to pay attention to while taking notes

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

18. Question
What is the difference between skimming and scanning a text?

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

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

21. Answer 2 – 30

22. Question
What does SQ4R stand for?

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

24. Question
Name two ways you can visually map out what you read.

25. Answer 2 – 50
Chart
Spider Chart
Venn diagram
Chain
Tree

26. Question
What does .edu stand for at the end of a url?

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

28. Question
Why is Wikipedia not a good source for academic writing and research?

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

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

31. Answer 3 – 30
Google scholar
JSTOR
Elibrary USA

32. Question
How can you narrow your search on Google or Google Scholar so that you can search for exact words?

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

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

35. 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?

36. Question
Name at least two things you should do before you present your presentation

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

38. Question
Name two types of visuals you can use during a presentation

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

40. Question
What are the three steps to listening actively?

41. Answer 4 – 30
Hearing
Understanding
Judging

42. Question
Name at least two questions you should ask yourself when preparing your presentation.

43. 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?

44. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

50. 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

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

52. Question
Name four vocabulary learning strategies

53. 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

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

55. 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