Transcript How To Get Good Grades in Ten Easy Steps

How To Get
Good Grades
in
Ten Easy
Steps
Step One
Attend Every Class.
"What you have to do & the way you have
to do it is incredibly simple.
Whether you are willing to do it,
that's another matter."
-- Peter F. Drucker
Don’t kid yourself.
SKIPPING= missing lectures, discussions,
homework explanations & assignments.
You cannot replace being in class.
Step Two
Be Organized.
“We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
-- Aristotle
•Obtain classmates’
phone numbers,
email addresses . . .
•Keep your backpack/
bag & study area neat
& organized.
•Get organized before
you go to bed.
•Use three-ring
notebooks for class
notes.
•Use folders for each
class. Keep
assignments,
tests,
&
•Use an assignment
a running “grade.”
notebook.
•Break assignments
into smaller parts. •Keep a computer file
for each class.
Step Three
Manage Your Time Well.
"What may be done at any time
will be done at no time."
-- Scottish Proverb
•Do not overextend
yourself.
•Studying needs to
be your #1 priority.
•Identify your time
robbers.
•Make a “Do Not
Disturb” sign & use
it when studying.
Weekly Course Schedule
Weekly Planner
Week
Sunday
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Finals
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sample Weekly Planner
Week
Monday
Tuesday
1
2
Wednesday
Saturday
Sunday
First Humanities
paper due
Midterm for
Humanities/
Chem 140A Quiz
4
Midterm for HILD
7B
Mom & Dad visit
Midterm for Chem
140A
Jonie's Wedding
Humanities
Midterm
6
7
8
9
10
Finals
Friday
Chem 140A Quiz
3
5
Thursday
Second
Paper for HILD 7B Humanities Paper
Chem 140A Quiz Due
Due
Party!
Chem 140A Quiz
Midterm for Chem
140A
Revelle SemiFormal
HILD 7B Final
Chem 140A Quiz
Humanities Final
Chem 140A Final
Football game
Step Four
Be Successful in Class.
• Learn how to adapt to different instructors.
• Communicate with your instructors.
• Be prepared for each class.
•Sit in the front
of the class if
possible.
•Be on time to
each class.
•Participate in
class.
Step Five
Take Good Notes.
"The secret of success is to do the common
things uncommonly well."
-- John D. Rockefeller
Business
• Be an active listener.
• Recognize important
information.
• Take notes that are
easy to read.
• Use symbols &
abbreviations such as:
= same or equal
≠ not equal
> greater than
< less than
~ approximately
therefore
My Name
Today’s date
Stock Market
the system of buying & selling
stocks & shares
Bear/Bull
Bear market – stock prices
Bull market - stock
Dow Jones
Stat. showing state of NY St.
Exch. Measures change in prices
of shares of 30 maj. US Corp.
Crash
↑ up or inc.
↓ down or dec.
→ resulting in
* most importantly
eg for example
ie that is
prices of stocks
bankruptcies, famous Wall St.
w with
w/o without
w/in within
b/c because
v very
esp especially
crash
•Go over your
notes as soon
as possible.
•Get lecture
notes if you
are absent.
Step Six
Know How to Read a
Textbook.
• SCAN by reading subtitles,
words in bold & italic print,
summaries, charts & review
questions.
• READ with a purpose.
•REVIEW by scanning
the material to check
your comprehension.
Step Seven
Study Smart.
Know your learning style.
•Visual Learners
•Auditory Learners
•Kinesthetic Learner
•Technological
Learners
•Find a good place to study.
•Get started.
•Organize
your study time.
Know how to:
•Study for tests,
•Memorize &
remember
information,
•Use technology,
•Write a paper.
Self-help
• Virginia Tech – Cook Counseling
Center
•Study Skills Self-help Information
www.ucc.vt.edu/studyhlp.html#
Step Eight
Be a Good Test Taker.
•Look for key words in
True/False questions.
•Be prepared for open
book tests.
•Check your answers.
•Go over all returned
tests.
Step Nine
Reduce Test Anxiety.
•Start studying early.
•Mentally practice
going through the
testing experience.
•Act confident.
•Use relaxation
techniques.
Step Ten
Get Help When You
Need It.
Take the initiative.
Ask for the help you need.
How to Get Help
• E-mail your teacher.
• From AHS Home Page or directly.
•Request a Patriot Period pass.
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