CHUNK WHEN?YES—WHEN YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ITWHEN YOU STRUGGLE WITH IT orWHEN THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW!
NO—DO NOT USE ON EVERY LEARNING TASK
HOMOPHONEStheir
there
they’re
The heirs lost their dogs.
their ownership
there direction
The lost dogs are neither here nor there.
contraction
They’re not here!
they are
Sound the same…different meanings.
CHUNKING NONSENSE MNEMONICS
CONCEPT: Order in biology:
(Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)
Prefer CheeseOn Fresh Green SpinachKids
WAY TOO MANY CONCEPTS ON
ONE PAGE!
BRAIN CANNOT FILE OR DIGEST THIS READILY
LIMIT THE INFO…MAKE A CONNECTION…DRAW IT OUT…SOLVE A REAL PROBLEM…
MATH…
Technology To Support Study Habits
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Multiple ChoiceHint: Read all answers before
selecting
1. To find information about the baseball career of Babe Ruth, you should look in the encyclopedia under:
a. baseballb. Babec. careerd. sportse. Ruth
True/False
Hint: Pay special attention to words like “always, no one, only, all, or never”
1.True or False: All musicians can read music.
2.What’s the trigger word here? ___________
True/False
Hint: Pay special attention to words like “always, no one, only, all, or never”
1.True or False: All musicians can read music.
2.What’s the trigger word here? ___All____
Fill-in-the-Blank or Matching
Hint: Use the word before the blank to give you clues about the answer that fits there.
1.Typewriters and computers both have a ______.a. printerb. keyboardc. extension cord
Number TestsHint: watch for dead wood information. Cross out
numbers or facts that have been thrown in unnecessarily.
One of your friends is heading north for a holiday with her extended family in Minnesota next June, and your other friend is heading south to Mexico for a family reunion. If their destinations are 1029 miles apart, and one car is traveling at 45 miles per hour, and the other car is traveling at 52 miles per hour, how many hours before the cars can pass each other?
Short Answer/Essay
Hint: Map out an outline for each question
Describe the religion of the people of Mesopotamia.
Short Answer/EssayHint: Map out an outline for each question
Describe the religion of the people of Mesopotamia.a. Who they worshipedb. How they worshipedc. Origins or roots of their religiond. How religion influence their daily life