CLASS FIVE
LEARNING
TERMINOLOGY
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RECEPTIVE: WORDS YOU UNDERSTAND
WHEN YOU SEE OR HEAR THEM.
EXPRESSIVE: WORDS YOU USE.
WHICH IS DEVELOPED FIRST?
WHICH IS BIGGER?
HOW DO YOU EXPAND THEM?
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EXPAND YOUR RECEPTIVE
VOCABULARY BY
1. Figuring out unfamiliar words
and writing down their meaning
2. Taking a vocabulary building
class
3. Learning common prefixes,
suffixes
4. Making a set of flashcards of
unfamiliar words
5. Playing word games
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EXPAND YOUR EXPRESSIVE
VOCABULARY BY
1. Building your receptive
vocabulary
2. Selecting new words to express
your ideas
3. Using a thesaurus
4. Using new words
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•CONTAINS KEY TERMS FOR
THE SUBJECT
•DEFINITIONS ARE LIMITED
•CHECK THE CONTEXT OF THE
WORD
•USE GLOSSARY AS A STUDY
TOOL
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•PROVIDES IMMEDIATE
FEEDBACK
•COMPACT
•ALTERNATIVE FORM OF
NOTE-TAKING
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1. CATEGORY CARD
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DESIGNED TO SHOW THE “BIG PICTURE”
OR LARGER CONCEPT
LIST OF TERMS RELATED TO THE CATEGORY
ON THE BACK
5 THEORIES OF FORGETTING
FRONT
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5.
Decay theory
Displacement theory
Interference theory
Incomplete encoding
Retrieval failure
BACK
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2. DEFINITION CARDS HAVE 3
LEVELS OF INFORMATION
• THE CATEGORY
• THE FORMAL DEFINITION
• AN EXPANDED DEFINITION WITH
ONE MORE DETAIL
THESAURUS
FRONT
A THESAURUS IS A REFERENCE
BOOK THAT PROVIDES SYNONYMS
OF WORDS. USING IT WILL EXPAND
YOUR EXPRESSIVE VOCABULARY.
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BACK
1. STUDY BY RECITING FROM THE FRONT
AND THE BACK OF CARDS.
2. USE REFLECT ACTIVITIES:
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SORTING CARDS THAT YOU KNOW AND
CARDS THAT YOU NEED TO PRACTICE
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SUMMARIZING INDIVIDUAL PILES OF
CARDS
GROUPING CARDS INTO CATEGORIES,
MANIPULATIVES OR MAPPINGS
3. USE ONGOING REVIEW.
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•SAME INFORMATION AS
FLASHCARDS
•USE A COMPUTER
•TWO COLUMNS, INCLUDING
•GENERAL CATEGORIES
•DEFINITIONS
•RECITE FROM BOTH SIDES
•USE ON-GOING REVIEW
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Also
Are
Called
Which is
defined as
is
means
or
referred to as
also known as
to describe
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COMMUNAL LIVING, MOREOVER,
PROVIDED TRAINING FOR THE
ASPIRANT IN THE VIRTUES OF
CHARITY, POVERTY, AND FREEDOM
FROM SELF-DECEPTION. THOSE
SEEKING PERSONAL GROWTH AND
SELF-FULFILLMENT OF SUCH
AMBITIONS ATTUNED WITH THIS
ENVIRONMENT.
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PREFIXES, SUCH AS RE-, ANTI-, DISSUFFIXES SUCH AS –NESS, -OLOGY
BASE WORD
ROOT WORD
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GREEK WORD MEANING
“TO REMEMBER”
PURPOSE OF MNEMONICS:
1. HELP REMEMBER DIFFICULT
INFORMATION
2. PROVIDE CLUES TO TRIGGER
INFORMATION
3. MAKE STUDYING MORE
INTERESTING
KINDS OF MNEMONICS:
ACRONYMS
ACROSTICS
RHYMES OR JINGLES
ASSOCIATION
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USE FIRST LETTER OF KEY WORDS
TO MAKE WORD OR GROUP OF
WORDS
CAN YOU NAME THE
GREAT LAKES?
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SENTENCES MADE FROM FIRST
LETTER OF KEY WORDS
PLEASE EXCUSE MY DEAR AUNT
SALLY.
MY VERY EDUCATED MOTHER
JUST SERVED US NINE PICKLES.
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES
FUDGE.
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I BEFORE E, EXCEPT AFTER C.
THIRTY DAYS HAVE
SEPTEMBER, APRIL, JUNE,
AND NOVEMBER. ALL THE
REST HAVE 31, SAVE
FEBRUARY.
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STALACTITE/STALAGMITE
PRINCIPAL/PRINCIPLE
DESERT/DESSERT
TROPIC OF CANCER/TOPIC OF
CAPRICORN
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PREPARING TO SPEAK:
•DETERMINE YOUR GOAL
•EVALUATE YOUR AUDIENCE
•BE PREPARED/BE CONFIDENT
•SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING
YOU KNOW
•BE EXCITED ABOUT YOUR
SUBJECT
•KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING
TO START
•KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING
TO FINISH
KNOW WHAT YOU WANT YOUR
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AUDIENCE TO GAIN
SPEAKING TO INFORM:
•RESTRICT YOUR SUBJECT TO
FIT YOUR ALLOTTED TIME
•BE DISCIPLINED-DON’T
COVER TOO MUCH GROUND
•STAY ON YOUR MAIN THEME
•ARRANGE YOUR IDEAS IN
SEQUENCE
•TIME, SPACE, TOPIC
•ENUMERATE YOUR POINTS AS
YOU MAKE THEM
•MY FIRST POINT…2 REASONS
….SPECIFICALLY…FURTHER..
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IN ADDITION…SUMMING UP..
USE VISUAL AIDS:
•KEEP AID OUT OF SIGHT UNTIL
READY TO USE
•USE EXHIBITS LARGE ENOUGH
TO BE SEEN FROM THE LAST ROW
•NEVER PASS AN EXHBIT AROUND
WHILE SPEAKING
•HOLD EXHIBIT UP WHERE
LISTENERS CAN SEE IT
•ONE EXHIBIT THAT MOVES IS
WORTH TEN THAT DON’T
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VISUAL PRESENTATION,
CONT.
•DEMONSTRATE EXHIBIT, IF
POSSIBLE
•DON’T STARE AT THE EXHIBIT
AS YOU TALK
•WHEN FINISHED WITH THE
EXHIBIT, GET IT OUT OF SIGHT
•MYSTERY EXHIBIT
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MAKE FLASHCARDS OR A VOCABULARY
SHEET OF 10 VOCABULARY WORDS
MORAL
ALWAYS LOOK UP NEW WORDS!!!!
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