 SKIM
 Section Titles, Graphs, Pictures and Bold Words
 SECTION SUMMARIES
 To get main idea of chapter
 QUESTIONS (at the end of each section)
 To see what you are expected to answer
NOW you are ready to . . .
 READ
 Read actively with questions in mind
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Never read for more than 20 minutes at a time without taking a break
You may need to read more than once
 HOMEWORK
 Mark questions you do not understand to ask in class
 NOTECARDS
 Create note cards of important words, concepts and people
 ATTEND CLASS
 Be alert
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Take notes
Ask questions
3.
 LECTURE NOTES
 10 minutes EVERY night
 Highlight important concepts and terms
 Create note cards
 BOOK NOTES (OUTLINES)
 Add ideas from lecture notes
 Highlight important concepts and terms
 Create note cards
 NOTECARDS
 daily
 HOMEWORK
 Go over old assignments to make sure you understand
 If you don’t understand . . . ASK!
4.
BEFORE THE EXAM
 REVIEW
 Lecture notes, note cards, book notes, homework
 GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP
 EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST