Course Description
Study Skills is a Junior High course where they will be learning about their learning styles, working on organization, and note taking.
Units of Study
Throughout the year, we will cover learning styles, organization, note taking skills, test prep, and citing material correctly.
Late Work
If a student misses a class period, it is their responsibility to get the assignments from me before or after school on the day that they return. Students will have one class period per absence to make up homework or assessments. T
Extra Links
http://www.scholastic.com/unbroken/pdfbook/?eml=SMP/e/20141119////unbroken////Unbroken_magazine//////&ym_MID=1551770&ym_rid=22387310
Paraphrasing
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-animals/amazing-animals/
Above are the articles to read - pick one. Below are examples of paraphrasing:
Original:Although the okapi resembles a zebra, it is actually a close cousin to the giraffe. Discovered in 1900, it inhabits the rainforests of the Congo area in Africa. Okapis tend to be solitary animals, secretive in their habits." Think aloud as you look away from the text and paraphrase these sentences.
Paraphrased: For example, you might say, "Okay, I have read this; now I need to think about it and put it into my own words. That'll help me know that I have understood it, and it will help me remember it. Let's see, the okapi looks like a zebra, but it is kin to the giraffe. They found it in Africa in 1900, but that was hard because it lives alone and is hard to find. Now, let's check and see if I remembered the information and put it into my own words." Reread the sentences and compare them to your paraphrase.
Another example: "Okapis eat mostly leaves, twigs, and fruit which they reach with their long tongues. They may eat as much as 65 pounds of food in one day, mostly during the afternoon and evening when they are most active." Think aloud as you paraphrase.
Paraphrased: You might say, "Okay, here I go again, I need to read this, think about it, and then put it into my own words. If I can do that, I know I have understood it and I'll remember it longer. Okapis have long tongues so they can reach leaves and fruit on trees. They eat a lot each day, usually in the afternoons and evenings." Check the text against your paraphrasing. You may want to explain to students that you wanted to remember that they eat a lot but that you could have included "65 pounds" in the paraphrase if you thought that the actual number was important.
Click here
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/holidays/
Citation Powerpoint
http://mytpl.org/wp-content/uploads/TFT-LP-8-When-and-Why-to-Cite-Sources1.pdf
Extra Links
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/young_immigrants/index.htm
Activity for May 18
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/index.htm
Topics and Summaries
http://choices.scholastic.com/topics
World War II Remembered
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/index.htm
Anne Frank Remembered
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/hanneli.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/miep.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/hanbio.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/stories.htm
Study Skills is a Junior High course where they will be learning about their learning styles, working on organization, and note taking.
Units of Study
Throughout the year, we will cover learning styles, organization, note taking skills, test prep, and citing material correctly.
Late Work
If a student misses a class period, it is their responsibility to get the assignments from me before or after school on the day that they return. Students will have one class period per absence to make up homework or assessments. T
Extra Links
http://www.scholastic.com/unbroken/pdfbook/?eml=SMP/e/20141119////unbroken////Unbroken_magazine//////&ym_MID=1551770&ym_rid=22387310
Paraphrasing
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/
http://www.australiazoo.com.au/our-animals/amazing-animals/
Above are the articles to read - pick one. Below are examples of paraphrasing:
Original:Although the okapi resembles a zebra, it is actually a close cousin to the giraffe. Discovered in 1900, it inhabits the rainforests of the Congo area in Africa. Okapis tend to be solitary animals, secretive in their habits." Think aloud as you look away from the text and paraphrase these sentences.
Paraphrased: For example, you might say, "Okay, I have read this; now I need to think about it and put it into my own words. That'll help me know that I have understood it, and it will help me remember it. Let's see, the okapi looks like a zebra, but it is kin to the giraffe. They found it in Africa in 1900, but that was hard because it lives alone and is hard to find. Now, let's check and see if I remembered the information and put it into my own words." Reread the sentences and compare them to your paraphrase.
Another example: "Okapis eat mostly leaves, twigs, and fruit which they reach with their long tongues. They may eat as much as 65 pounds of food in one day, mostly during the afternoon and evening when they are most active." Think aloud as you paraphrase.
Paraphrased: You might say, "Okay, here I go again, I need to read this, think about it, and then put it into my own words. If I can do that, I know I have understood it and I'll remember it longer. Okapis have long tongues so they can reach leaves and fruit on trees. They eat a lot each day, usually in the afternoons and evenings." Check the text against your paraphrasing. You may want to explain to students that you wanted to remember that they eat a lot but that you could have included "65 pounds" in the paraphrase if you thought that the actual number was important.
Click here
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/holidays/
Citation Powerpoint
http://mytpl.org/wp-content/uploads/TFT-LP-8-When-and-Why-to-Cite-Sources1.pdf
Extra Links
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/young_immigrants/index.htm
Activity for May 18
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/index.htm
Topics and Summaries
http://choices.scholastic.com/topics
World War II Remembered
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwii/index.htm
Anne Frank Remembered
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/hanneli.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/miep.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/hanbio.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/frank/stories.htm