Study Area

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Study Schedule

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Assignment Book

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DEVELOPING A STUDY PLAN Set up a study area that you associate only with studying. It should be well lighted and free from distractions. Equip your study area with all the materials you need to work, such as pens, pencils, paper, ruler, eraser, books and a clock. Block out areas of time in which you have activities such as the regular school day, afterschool clubs, dinner, and so on. Block out study periods of no longer than forty-five minutes each. Take a ten-minute break between each study period. Schedule study periods for times when you are most alert. Study your most difficult subject first. Make use of study hall and free time at school to complete some assignments. Divide your assignment book page into four columns. Use one column for the subject, one for the description of the assignment, one for the due date, and one for a check when the assignment is completed Record short-term assignments such as homework. Record long-term assignments such as a research paper. Divide the assignment into short-term goals that must be met in order to complete the assignment.

Prepare and follow a chart. By putting your goals in writing you are also making a commitment, a contract with yourself to reach those goals. Example: SETTING LONG- AND SHORT-TERM GOALS Long-Term Goal: To make good use of time for studying Short-Term Goals Timetable Comments Use free period to get math help 4 weeks Successfully completed (by Dec.10) Extend study blocks to 45 4 weeks Successfully completed minutes each (by Dec. 10) Review for tests second-period 2 months More practice needed; study hall (by Jan. 7) Work on skill through end of semester