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5th year Study Skills Part 2: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM??. Mr Foster Coláiste Choilm C.B.S. Swords. Agenda. Textbook Reading Mind Maps Exams Skill, Not Exams Kill! Reading Exam Questions 5th year project Stress Management. Textbook Reading. SQ3R Survey Question Review Recite
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5th year Study Skills Part 2:THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM?? Mr Foster Coláiste Choilm C.B.S. Swords
Agenda • Textbook Reading • Mind Maps • Exams Skill, Not Exams Kill! • Reading Exam Questions • 5th year project • Stress Management
Textbook Reading • SQ3R • Survey • Question • Review • Recite • Review • Activity
Exams Skill, Not Exams Skill • Start with the question that appears easiest • Have a finishing time for each question :- write it down beside the question • Write the Number of the question at the top of the page do not waste time copying out the wording of the question • Answer the question asked…not the question you would like to have been asked. Look at the marks allocated. The more marks given, the deeper or longer the answer required
Exams Skill, Not Exams Skill II • If the question has several different parts, tick them off as you do them • To ensure that you stick to the point jot down ideas before you start the answer. This stops you from going overboard on time or wandering off the point • Check your answers regularly by referring to the answer plan
5th year Project • Learning Portfolio • Observe what study and work is being done • Investigate ways of helping students • Filled out this term • Interviewed by teacher before Easter Holidays • Can you meet the goals you set for yourself?
STRESS MANAGEMENT • Demands on us > our ability to meet them • What is a Crisis • A crisis is an emotional and physical response to an event that disrupts our normal day-to-day functioning. They are a normal part of life. • How to deal with a Crisis • Define what has happened • Seek help. • Routine. – Stay in Control • Be open-minded • Make a plan and stick to it • Exercise
SUCCESS IS A JOURNEY AND NOT A DESTINATION It only takes a single candle to light an entire room