Response 5

1. Response 5 • There is more than one way to succeed in college. What strategies do you think will make YOU successful in college? When you’re done answering • Peer Planner Eval • Study for quiz on Chpt 4(it is NOT open book, but you can have 1 pg of notes)

2. Listen to this song. • As you listen, take notes on it. • As if you are in a music appreciation class OR • As if you are in an English class • You will have 5 minutes to talk with a partner about this song • At the end of class today, there will be a quiz on this song. • Death Cab for Cutie, “I’ll Follow You Into the Dark” Memory quiz

3. Quiz Chpt 4 Who wants to be a millionaire? Play in groups of 3 Your answers do NOThave to be the same This one is NOT open book

4. Chapter 5Reading and Studying: Focusing on Content Keys to Success, Sixth Edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits

5. “Successful intelligence is… most effective when it balances all three of its analytical, creative, and practical aspects. It is more important to know when and how to use these aspects of successful intelligence than just to have them.” Robert Sternberg

6. More than one way to succeed On the handed out piece of paper, write your initials in the upper left corner. Turn the paper over. Write a struggle you are having with reading. Turn in the papers, I will pick them up and redistribute them Suggest how to deal with the problem you are now presented.

7. Real Questions, Practical Answers How can I improve my reading and studying despite my learning disabilities?

8. What Will Improve Your Reading Comprehension? Expectations (pg 137) Active approach to difficult texts (pg 139) Learn to concentrate (pg 142) Define your reading purpose (pg 142) Spend enough time (pg 143) Use special strategies with math & science (pg 144) Expand your vocabulary (pg 145) Use memory aids

9. Common myths about Reading You have to read every word Reading once is enough It is SINFUL to skip passages in reading Machines are necessary to improve my reading speed If I skim or read too rapidly, my comprehension will drop There is something about my eyes that keeps me from reading fast.

10. Approaching a Difficult Text Think positively Have an open mind Look for order and meaning in seemingly chaotic reading materials Don’t expect to master material on the first pass Know that some texts require extra work and concentration Define unclear concepts and words Ask yourself questions Be honest with yourself

11. Approach this text • In a group – read this text • Skim it, make a note of what you THINK it will be about • Circle words you don’t know (or aren’t 100% on what they mean) • Take notes down the side

12. Concentration Be intensely involved Banish extraneous thoughts onto paper Deal with internal distractions Compartmentalize your life Analyze your environment to see if it helps or hurts concentration Don’t let technology distract you Structure your study session so you know the time you will spend and the material you will study Plan a reward

13. Define Your Reading Purpose Read for understanding Read to evaluate analytically Read for practical application Read for pleasure

14. Your challenge:Committing the time and effort required for studying means you must have TIME to READ

15. On a scale from 1–10 (1= lowest,10 = highest), how committed are you to spending the time it takes to read and study?(Use the # of credits x 3 rule for how many hours a week you should be reading lecture notes and textbooks!)

16. How Can SQ3R Help You Own What You Read? Survey Question Read Recite Review

17. SQ3R – Worksheet • SURVEY – Scan and Skim. Look at the organization of the text: front and back. • QUESTION – Develop questions before and during reading. • READ – read actively – use highlighters, mark up the text! Answer your questions, write notes in the margins. • RECITE – use practical skills: read aloud, repeat silently, tell another person, write your answers without looking! • REVIEW – Reread your margin notes and highlighted sentences. Quiz yourself. Make flash cards. Recall important terms.

18. How Can You Respond Critically to What You Read? Use Knowledge of Fact and Opinion to Evaluate Arguments • What is the quality of the evidence? • How well does the evidence support the idea?

19. How Do You Customize Your Text with Highlighting and Notes? • How to Highlight a Text • Develop your own system and stick to it! • Read it first, before you mark it up! • Avoid overmarking • How to Take Text Notes • Marginal Notes • Full-Text Summaries

20. How to Mark up a Page Mark up a page to learn a page (pg 161).

21. Thinking Successfully About Reading and Studying • Analytical thinking: considering how you can read more effectively; developing critical reading skills • Creative thinking: thinking of different ways to overcome your reading challenges • Practical thinking: making your study plan work!

22. Chapter 6Listening, Note Taking, and Memory: Taking In, Recording, and Remembering Keys to Success, Sixth Edition Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop, and Sarah Lyman Kravits

23. Note-Taking Systems • Note Taking Is a Three-Step Process: Prepare, Review, and Revise • Combine Class and Reading Notes into a Master Set How Can You Make the Most of Class Notes?

24. Outline • Cornell • Think Link • Text book margins • Others? Choose a note-taking system

25. UnderstandtheOutline Process 179

26. Cornell Note-Taking183

27. Think Link - 184

28. How Can You Take Notes Faster?Pg 191Abbreviations/Short-hand

29. How can I improve my memory? Real Questions, Practical Answers

30. Know the Stages of Listening • Manage Listening Challenges • Become an Active Listener How Can You Become a Better Listener?

31. Pg 174 • Hear: Perceiving sound by ear. Involuntary. It just happens. • Listen: Pay attention. Requires concentration. Listening vs. Hearing

32. Sensation – here comesa sound wave! • Interpretation – attach a meaning • Evaluation – judge the info – Does this really mean anything to me? • Reaction – question and comment (don’t rush it! take your time!) Take a Look at Key 6.1 Stages of Listening

33. MI from pg 72, address pg 174-176 • Divided attention and distractions • Listening lapses • The rush to judgment • Partial hearing loss and learning disabilities In your MI groups:Come up with ways to Combat Listening Challenges

34. Be there – show up on time for class! • Set purposes for listening • Focuson understanding • Ask questions • Pay attention to verbal signposts • Expect the unexpected Become an Active Listener

35. Pg 177 Verbal Signposts

36. In groups, you will be assigned a note-taking style • Outline • Cornell Notes • Think Link • Listen to a story, it will NOT be repeated. A short story

37. I’ll follow you into the dark” • Death Cab For Cutie • What did you NEED to know • Musical terminology – acoustic (not electronically amplified) • Literary analogy terminology – “theme” and “tone” • Lyrics of the song you heard ONCE • What could have helped you • Visual Aids – graphics? • Outline of the song • Knowing the terms in advance Song quiz!

38. How Your Brain Remembers: Short-Term and Long-Term Memory • Memory Strategies Improve Recall • Use Mnemonic Devices How Can You Improve Your Memory?

39. Physical process - Practice improves strength • Efficiency: Learning once and working to retain that memory takes far less time and energy than relearning over and over again. • Ex: learning to drive a car =- absorbs rules, use thinking skills to solve problems, make decisions, evaluate situations. • Those actions cannot take place on a regular basis without long-term retention of the initial details. You can't forget what a flashing red light means.

40. Three storage banks of memory • Sensory • Short term • Long term • How does the process of remembering relate to learning? • Does cramming work? Why/Why not? • What does work (that you've used before)?

41. Assigned Device (pgs 194-199) Assigned Topic (from the chapters) • Mnemonic devices • Visual Images • Flash Cards • Think Link • Acronyms • Notes • Repeat/Rehearse/Recite • Songs/Rhymes • 4 stages of listening process (Chpt 6) • Key time management strategies (chpt 2) • Stages of problem-solving (chpt 4) • Eight intelligences (chpt 3) Build Memory Skills

42. Recite, rehearse, write. • Use note cards and other memory aids. • Create your own sample tests. • Study in a group. Improving Recall

43. Mental Walk

44. Analytical thinking – understand listening, note-taking, and memory • Creative thinking – think of new ways to listen, take notes, and memorize • Practical thinking – learn from experience and be realistic about how much you can memorize Thinking Successfully About Listening, Note Taking, and Memory

45. In Swedish, the word lagom refers to the place between extremes, the spot that is neither too much nor too little, but just right. How would you apply this word to your life? lagom

46. “Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.” Theodore I. Rubin Psychiatrist and Author

47. Portfolio 5,6 • Planner 5 • Chapter 5,6 Homework