How To Power Point 1 Taking Notes Pages

How To Power Point 1

Taking Notes • Pages should look like the one drawn on the board and in your notes • Copy notes EXACTLY as they appear • Number your slides to keep in order 2

Rules • Check out the front of the room! – Raise hand wait to be called on to speak – Face FORWARD unless Mr. Kyle says otherwise – Get here and get to work • Gum – There is no gum – First offense = warning – Second offense = Letter to Dr. Pinto and phone call home – Thrid offense =Referral 3

Studying • • • Complete your review sheet Make note cards Read things out loud to yourself DO NOT CRAM!!!! Study in QUIET Find what works for you 4

Writing a Paragraph • Plan your paragraph first – Outlines – Brain storming – Flow charts – Thinking maps • Paragraphs have at least FIVE sentences – Opening/topic sentence – 3 supporting sentences – Closing sentence 5

Reading and Retaining Info • Find the important facts • You do not have to remember everything – Pick key words and focus on those – Look for…. • Words in bold • Repeated words • Names of people, places and things 6

Succeeding in Class • Get here early and do bell work • Give me 57 minutes a day – Very little assigned homework – Everything can be done in class – 1440 minutes in a day 4. 5% of your day for history • Follow the rules • Participate 7