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Mastering notebook organization is crucial for your academic performance. This guide details how to set up your notebook with essential dividers, notes, and homework checks to enhance your grades. It emphasizes the importance of neatness, legibility, and daily review of notes as part of a successful study system. You'll learn how to use Cornell notes, highlight key information, and maintain an organized table of contents, ensuring all assignments are neatly documented with dates and names. Stay prepared with a well-structured notebook to achieve academic excellence.
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Notebook Set Up—2ndQtr Small notebook checks will count as homework grades. These will be sneak attacks. Big checks will be small test grades I will tell you the big grade ahead of time. Keeping all of your papers organized will help your test grades.
Rule 1 • Be organized. • 3 dividers • Notes • Vocab • Homework
Notes • Current notes (Reformation)—Number pages • Plus at least 5 more sheets of blank paper. • You may continue notes on the same sheet of paper. Always skip at least two lines in-between days and PUT THE NEW DATE. • Notebook check pop test? • 5 blank sheets!! • Legible • neat • Dates • In class
To Cornell or not to CornellThat is the question… • Cornell notes are GREAT!!! • But not the only answer. • You must learn to take “big picture” notes—not every word. • Review notes each day. • Clarify, define, respell, refresh your memory. • The highlighter is your friend.
Here’s the deal… • If “your system is working”… • You have all your notes • And your grades are good • You may continue with the note system you use. • If you are lacking in your ability to take notes from which you can study, I’m going to step in with suggestions. • If that doesn’t work, it’s my way or the highway (to your parents….)
If you miss notes, • You can get them from a classmate OR • They will now be on my website or the common drive. http://ready.lhs.idso.eportalnow.net/ K: Student commom>Ready> world history> topic.
Vocabulary • Current vocab assignments + 5 sheets of paper. • Name on top of each paper. • The lists from different chapters may continue on the same page. • Skip at least two lines between assignments • Chapter and page # at the beginning of each new assignment • Word, definition • The words on this “running dictionary” will be on the final
Assignments • Includes my handouts • Keep a “table of contents” at the front of the section • All papers should be organized and neat • Name and date on all papers • Name of assignment on each paper • All papers should be “connected in”—if the holes are torn, fix them. • NO extreme messy papers—redo them • Chunks torn off • Wadded and crinkled • Chocolate all over them
Rule 2—Bring it to class • Your notebooks come every day to class… • No exceptions—it will be a grade for the day Rule 3—It may be decorated to your taste • Within reason. • You can figure that out—if not ask. • If you wouldn’t want your grandmother to see it, don’t do it!
Organization is a SKILL we all can benefit fromIt is good for you… • If you ARE organized, we’ll keep working on it. • If NOT, we’ll get you organized and keep working on it. • Remember, 4 million of you will be graduating at the same time to join a work force where a BUNCH of people are already looking for jobs. • What do YOU have to offer that the next person doesn’t?
