1. SQ5RSQ5R presented by Emanuel Hughley Jr., assistant professor of English and Journalism How to study a textbook without melting your brain

2. zDo you spend hours reading a textbook chapter and when you finish reading, you can’t remember what the chapter is about?

3. zWhen you take an exam, do you feel you are drowning?

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5. SQ5R

6. What is SQ5R? zA strategy for studying textbook chapters. yA way to learn more information in less time. yEmphasizes three ways we learn information. xSeeing xHearing xDoing

7. What is SQ5R? zA study technique that develops literal thinking skills. yLiteral thinking skills xKnowledge xComprehension xApplication zStudents use literal thinking skill to retain information yYou must know a fact; yYou must comprehend or understand the meaning of the fact; yYou must apply that understanding in a new situation.

8. SQ5R has seven steps zSurvey zQuestion zRead zRespond zRecord zRecite zReview

9. What happens when you survey? zYou read only the information that stands out.

10. What does that mean? zRead the chapter’s title. zRead the chapter’s preview summary. zRead the titles of the chapter’s subdivisions. zRead words in boldface type. zRead words in italics. zLook at photos and other graphics. zRead the chapter’s concluding summary.

11. How does this help? zAfter you have surveyed a textbook chapter, you have a general idea what the chapter is about. zYou are ready for the next step: Question

12. What does Question mean? zTurn the chapter’s title into a question. zTurn the chapter’s subdivision titles into questions.

13. Here’s an example: zWhat are parts of speech? zWhy do I need to understand parts of speech? The chapter’s title is: “Understanding parts of speech”. What questions can you makeup for this title?

14. How does this help? zHelps you decide what information to look for. zGives you an idea where to find the information you need to learn. zPrepares for the first R: Read

15. How should you read? zYou don’t need to read the whole chapter. zOnly read enough to answer your question. zHint: Look for the key words of your question in the text following the title.

16. How does this help? zNow you know what the answer looks like.

17. What’s next? zRespond--say the answer out loud.

18. How does this help? zNow you hear what the answer sounds like.

19. What’s next? zRecord--write the answer on a note card or in your notebook.

20. How does this help? zNow you know how writing the answer feels.

21. What’s the next step? zRecite-- Read the answer repeatedly until you have memorized it.

22. What’s next? zReview--Test yourself. See how much you learned by answering your questions without looking at your notes.

23. If you miss an answer?  Find the answer in your notes.  Back up one step.  Recite the answer until you think you have memorized it.  Repeat your review.