1. Academic Teacher Resources Student Wall Planner and Study Guide STREAMLINE YOUR BOOKWORK AND NOTE TAKING TECHNIQUE

2. Note Taking  Key points – diagrams, examples, formulae, references  Quality paper and secured – file or booklet  Organise files and store safe place – school and home

3. Note Taking  Develop your own short hand  Be aware of clues or hints – key words, lists, diagrams, emphasis  Leave plenty of space to make notes now and in the future

4. Take Notes to Aid Learning u First Stage – w Include the things to do before you come to class eg: (1) Complete all assigned readings u Second Stage – w Include the things you do during class eg: (2) Use abbreviations and symbols to increase note taking speed

5. Take Notes to Aid Learning u Third Stage – w Include the things to do after class eg: Compare your notes with those of other students (3) make sure your notes are complete and as accurate as possible.

6. Use Abbreviations When Note Taking  One way to (4) increase your note taking speed is to write using abbreviations.  Develop you own short hand for words or common phrases.

7. Use Abbreviations When Note Taking  Abbreviations for commonly used terms are formed by writing the (5) first of each word in the term  AFL – Australian Football League  © - copyright  ™Trade Mark

8. Sources of Reference  Reference sources are used to:  To find (6) information about a topic  To (7) locate facts and  To answer questions

9. Reference Sources u There are 5 major reference sources: w (8) Dictionary w (9) Thesaurus w (10) Encyclopaedia w (11) Almanac w (12) Atlas

10. Dictionaries  The dictionary provides information about the:  (13) meaning, pronunciation and spelling of a word

11. Thesaurus  A thesaurus is a (14) reference source that contains synonyms for common used words.  A synonym is a word that has same (or nearly the same) meaning as another word.

12. Encyclopaedia  An Encyclopaedia (15) contains articles on a variety of subjects written by experts.  Encyclopaedias in printed book format may be multi-volume or single-volume.

13. Almanac u An Almanac (16) is a single-volume reference source that contains: w facts, w data, w charts, w lists and other w methods of presenting useful information.

14. Atlas u An Atlas (17) is a collection of maps. u A common type of atlas contains maps that show the physical and political features of countries throughout the world.

15. Visual Aids Application u On your worksheets are there are 16 statements and the next slide shows 16 key terms. u Attempt to match the terms with the statements on your worksheet provided.

16. Visual Aids With Your Work (18) Pictograph (22) Line Graph (26) Organisational Chart (30) Data Map (19) Pie Graph (23) Table (27) Political Map (31) Diagram (20) Vertical Bar Graph (24) Time Line (28) Physical Map (32) Colour (21) Horizontal Bar Graph (25) Flow Chart (29) Special Features (33) Ruled