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Foundations Strategies and Skills for Sucess - Coggle Diagram
Foundations Strategies and Skills for Sucess
Reading Comprehension
SQ3R
a 5 step active reading process that takes you from pre reading all the way through review
Survey- before you read you skim it to get main ideas
Question- Before you read write questions with key points from survey. Turn headings and subheadings into questions
Read- read the text pause at the end of each section to answer the questions. Add highlights/annotations to those key points as you find them.
Recite- After each section answer those questions by writing them out, speaking them out loud teaching someone the answers.
Review- an on going process come back recite questions. Summarize passages. paraphrase main
Making Connections
Applying metacognition to your reading comprehension
think about what we think
what does text make you think and connect
Text to Text
using knowledge end experience with another text to relate to the text in front of you
How does this text relate to
another text
movie/show/play
How is it similar to something I have watched
How is it different to something I have watched
Text to World
Using knowledge and experience in the world to relate to text
How does this text relate too...
something in the world
past
real world
How do the characters and setting relate to real people and places
Text To Self
using knowledge and experience with another text to relate to the text in front of you
What does this text remind me of my own life?
How does it relate to me?
3.How is it similar?
How is it different
Skim and Scoop
helps you identify the what and the so what
strategy that helps you determine main idea and supporting details quickly and efficiently
How do I do it?
Skim the entire passage for the repeated words
scoop or circle the repeated word to find the main idea
Outline the passage and add numbers to each paragraph
Skim and Scoop each paragraph for repeated words/synonyms
1-2 word summary in the margin for each paragraph
Note Taking
Tips
Paraphrasing
Put it in your own words
understand it then write it down
quick and fast
its faster, its in your own words, you can actually understand
Short Hand
Use common abbreviations and symbols
make up abbreviations
use key words
Strategies
Outline Method
record key points on a piece of paper. Use bullet points to mark them and remember to paraphrase and abbreviate
Cornell Notes
divide you paper with notes, cues, and summary.
Take key notes during the lecture
Late that day write main ideas, questions, and important names and dates in the cure section.
A day later go over your notes and write a 1-3 sentence summary in the summary column
Mind Mapping
Put your main message in the middle
-Line branch out of the Key Point
Great way to brain dump information
Public Speaking
Look at page 5 of packet 3 for notes
Clarity ( be clear about what you are talking about)
Eye Contact ( make eye contact with you audience don't bury yourself in your notes.),
Knowledge ( know what you are talking about),
Technology ( know how to control you tech)
Time Management and Prioritization
Obligations
"
Have to Events"
They are events one must complete or negative consequences will happen
Examples: sports, school, homework
Aspirations
"Want to Events" They are events one wants to participate in that have a set times and can still have emotional consequences
Examples: concerts, movies, parties, games (attending)
Negotiations
Activities that do not have a set time frame and are flexible.
Examples: scrolling on your phone, baking, reading, TV, video games
Time can be Flexible! Is something new should come up it is okay to reschedule/readjust your schedule. Always schedule your obligations first, but negotiations can be put off for a later time.
Pomodoro Method
How it Works:
Set aside 25 minutes to focus on one task
Take a 5 minute break
After about 4 Pomodoros in a row, take a 15 minute break
Benefits of the Pomodoro Method:
the brain focuses at an optional level for 20-25 minutes
Sense of urgency created by the timer
Method allows you to focus on one thing for each pomodoro making you much more efficient by eliminating all distractions
the breaks forces your brain to diffuse mode allowing it to work through what you just learned/studied
Test Taking Strategies
Subjective Tests:
View them as a way to earn points because you get to share what you know
Major facts connecting them
Essays, Short Answers, full sentences, DBQs
Strategies
Strategies for Performance
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS
Decide how much time you will spend on each section/short answer/essay
Super Mario Effect
outline/brainstorm before starting
leave space so you can go back
leave time to reread and proofread (yes even if it is not an English test)
Aim for concise well-organized responses
RACER
C- cite example. (Source)
E- explain your response. Give evidence to support your answer and add your thoughts
A- answer the question! What is being asked? Answer all parts.
R- reword the question and turn it into a statement
R- Restate the question/prompt to wrap it up
Objective Tests:
recall specific facts information (date, people, places, events- who, what, where, why)
clear write and wrong
Types: multiple choice, true/false, matching, fill in the blank with a word bank
Strategies
Matching
vocab, people, events, dates
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS!
look for if all words will be used and if you can repeat words
Ringer Strat-start will the column that has less things
if answers can't be repeated physically cross it off
put the same answer if you have no idea
Fill in the Blank
Requires you to complete with a key word/phrase
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS
especially to see if there is a word bank to see if words are repeated
Read each statement one at a time
look at the word bank and predict the answers
if you know the answer fill it in
if you are unsure skip it
cross out words if they cannot be repeated
True and False
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS
statement must be entirely true
if part of it is true and part of it is false the whole statement is false
Key Words
Often found in True Sentences: some, usually, sometimes, probably, mainly, often, except, rarely, seldom
Often found in a false sentence: All, Always, Every, Only, None, Never
Multiple Choice
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS
read question then predict answer before seeing the choices
-Process of Elimination
There is usually on obvious answer
Look out for:
-negatively worded questions (ex: which one is NOT the reason)
-all of the above
-none of the above
Strategies for Performance
determine how many questions are on the test and how much time you have for the test (or the section)
estimate how much time on each question
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS
Answer the easiest question first ( Super Mario Effect)
Guess don't leave anything blank
If its on a scantron apply Every Five Rule
CANDO goal setting and IDEAL problem solving
CANDO
Clear, Appropriate, Numerical, Do-able, Obstacles considered
IDEAL
Identify the problem, Define my roadblocks, Explore possible solutions, Act on the best solution, Look back and learn
Classroom Behavior
use SLANT during class so you look engaged and so the teacher does not think you don't want to be there
A- ask and Answer Questions
cognitive
asking questions -> allows you to fix confusion in the moment
Answering questions allow you to check your comprehension right away
N- note key info
cognitive
L- lean forward and listen
posture
benefits: gives teacher feedback, sets you up to take notes, requires you to stay focused
T- track the speaker
posture
teacher or student
your eyes are connected to your brain
shows respect to the speaker and shows that you are listening o them
S- sit up straight
posture
posture sends messages to your brain and to the teach
opposite: slouched, head on hand, head on desk
Long Range Assignments
Break down the directions
create a checklist
create a schedule accomplish the checklist
Make a to-do list with dates to complete the steps. Make sure you reference the directions to make sure you fill all the boxes DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!
Memory/Mnemonics
There are four types of memory
(Not very important)
Working Memory
Short Term Memory
Immediate/Sensory Memory
Long Term Memory
Mnemonics/ Strategies
Word Linking
for a list of facts
form associations that link one idea to the next
helpful if you need to learn a sequence or in order
Look at packet number 3 for example
Story Linking
for when the info is just too long
break up the info into smaller chunks and link them into a story
learn the story three words at a time
Ex; For the order of bones in the leg- P. Elvis (pelvis) adopted a feline (femur) but the cat was covered in nutella (patella). Then my friend Tibula (Tibia) broke her fibula and to get sticky tar (tarsels)
Associations
for memorizing separate facts find way to associate them
turn that association in a phrase, sentence, rhyme, story
Ex: Hartford, Connecticut -> driving a ford with a heart on it in Connecticut
Cartoons
Help us make connection something new and something you know
Draw a cartoon or image that has a strong connection to what you are trying to learn
Look at course packet 3 page 9 for an example
Acronyms
a shorter version of an acrostic
-use the first letter of each concept to form a word
they can be made up
Ex: For example in Order of Operations (parenthesis, exponents, multiplication or division, addition or subtraction) PEMDAS is often used
Loci Method
helpful for needing to remember information in a specific order
-choose a memory palace
Define a path
Encode the list
Recall the list
Acrostics - to make a list meaningful turn into a sentence
good for long lists
take the first letter of each word to turn into a sentence
order may matter
Aim for silliness
Ex: North, South, East, West-
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
Chunking
applicate to all the prior strategies
the process of taking individual pieces of info and group them into chunks
easier to remember units than a long list
Ex: Phone Numbers are a prime example of chunking. For example 470-677-8664
Exam Prep/ Stress Management
Look at the Stress Scale in packet 2 and 3
Don't use negative thinking instead turn it around
Use breathing exercises for calming down
Balloon Technique
Cyclical Sighing
4-7-8
Write down your worries
analyzing past mistakes and see what you did wrong
replicate test situation while you're studying
think of tests as a learning opportunity
positive self talk