How can I structure my studying to help me succeed? Daily Plans: Thursday, 1 December

Happy Thursday AVID Students!

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Homework:

-Complete your tasks listed on your calendar!
-Book Club Artifact Due TOMORROW
-Game/Project Due next WEDNESDAY
-Consider donating: tissues, hand sanitizer, sticky note tabs, and index cards
-Karma Coffee's poetry reading is tonight!
Resources for you:
-Check out College Info Geek for studying, stress management, writing, and reading tips, etc!

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Big Idea: Structures provide organization

Essential Question: How can I structure my studying to help me succeed?

Objectives: I can...

...write HOT questions.
...review for my classes.
...identify strategies that can help me succeed on tests.
...set a goal and meet it.

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1) Warm Up: HOT Question Race (12 min)

1. Choose two classes to focus on that you have not written HOT questions for (or your HOT questions are not very HOT). 
2. Write HOT questions on as many pages of notes, assignments, old tests, etc. as you can in 10 minutes. Put a sticky note on the pages you add HOT questions to.
3. Hand your paper to a neighbor and have them check if your questions are HOT.
4. The person who wrote the most HOT questions in these 10 minutes wins a thing :).

2) Lesson Plan Part 1: HOT Question Trivia (12 min)

1. Break into groups based on classes you need to review for.
2. Appoint a score keeper. 
3. Ask a HOT question from your notes.
4. Someone hits the table to "buzz in" and answer the question.
5. If they answer correctly, they earn a point; if they are wrong, someone else can try to answer the question. If no one gets it, the question asker explains the answer and earns a point.
6. Repeat for 10 minutes.
7. See who earned the most points to earn a thing.

3) Lesson Plan Part 2: Test Question Fishbowl (30 min)

1. Before the fishbowl:
1. Set up a note sheet.
2. List questions you can ask yourself if you get to a hard test question.
3. Discuss: How can asking ourselves these questions help us move forward on a tough problem? What is metacognition?
4. Break into groups of 3-4.
5. Choose an order to go in.
2. During the fishbowl:

1. Person 1 will go to the first question.
2. Person 1 will share 5 questions that could be helpful to ask if someone was stuck on this question. AFTER Person 1 shares 5 questions, classmates may add what they'd ask.
3. As a group, try to answer the question.
4. Move to the next person.
5. *Get a question on a class you aren't in? Skip to the next slide that has a relevant question. OR feel free to tackle hard questions and see what you come up with!*
3. After the fishbowl:
1. Add on to the list you started at the beginning of class. What else can you ask yourself?
2. Stand Up-Hand Up-Pair Up and share your list of questions with someone who was not at your original table OR in your fishbowl group. See if you get any new ideas!

4) Final Task: Time for YOU! (Until the End of Class)

1. Option 1: Study on your own by making flash cards, cheat sheets, or finding videos.
2. Option 2: If everyone in your book club group agrees, meet and finalize your artifact.
3. Option 3: If everyone in your project group agrees, meet and work on your game/project.