Materials Needed:

• Notebook
• Folder
• Writing Utensil
• Book

Monday, October 7th

Bellwork:
Write down as many types of note
taking methods as you can think of
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Tuesday, October 8th

Bellwork:
What is the difference between “To
Do” and “To Know” notes?
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Thursday, October 10th

Bellwork:
What are the three key parts of outline
style notes? (Look on the front page of
your outline handout from Monday)
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Thursday, October 10th

Bellwork:
What are the three key parts of outline
style notes? (Look on the front page of
your outline handout from Monday)
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• Notebook
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Friday, October 11th

Bellwork:
How are Outline style notes similar
and different from Mind Map style
notes?
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Monday, October 14th

Bellwork:
What were the two types of notes
covered last week?
https://www.today.com/video/california-becomes-the-first-state-to-push-back-school-start-times-71217733541
 Types of Notes
Type of Notes Example

Outline
Title
I. Heading/Topic
A. Main Idea
1. Supporting detail
2. Supporting Detail

Main Idea Main Idea

Mind Map Supporting Detail

Main Idea
Title/Topic
Supporting Detail

Main Idea
Supporting Detail Supporting Detail
How We Make Memories: Crash
Course Psychology #13

1.Clive Wearing can no longer do what?

2.Memories are accessed in what three
ways?
3.What are some of the strategies
mentioned in the video to memorize
information? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSycdIx-C48
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Tuesday, October 15th

Bellwork:
What are the four sections of Cornell
style notes?
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/this-isn-t-your-parents-robocop-it-s-far-slower-70085189581
 Types of Notes
Type of Notes Example
Outline
Title
I. Heading/Topic
A. Main Idea
1. Supporting detail
2. Supporting Detail

Main Idea Main Idea

Mind Map
Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

Main Idea Title/Topic Main Idea

Supporting Detail Supporting Detail

Cornell Style
Topic
Main Idea | Notes
•
Summary/Analysis
How We Make Memories: Crash
Course Psychology #13

1.Clive Wearing can no longer do what?

2.Memories are accessed in what three
ways?
3.What are some of the strategies
mentioned in the video to memorize
information? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSycdIx-C48
 T4- Talk to the Text
• Write down any questions as they come into your head.
• Writedown any connections you make as you read to yourself,
your world, to something else you have read, to the text you are
now reading
• Clarify
your understanding by writing ideas from the text into
your own words.
• Underline or circle words you don’t know. Use word parts or
context clues to figure out their meanings as you read.
• Don’tforget you should also Summarize! (at the end of each
page to remember what you have read)
• Predict what will happen next!
• Visualize! Make movies in your head!
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Wednesday, October 16th

Bellwork:
Write down 5 of the 7 ways you can
talk to the text
(bonus for the extra two)
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/video/she-can-stem-camp-empowers-young-girls-to-reach-for-the-stars-71229509691
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Thursday, October 17th

Bellwork:
Write down the six memory strategies
mentioned in Tuesday’s reading
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/building-a-new-internet-the-bold-plan-to-decentralize-the-web-63742021851
 T4- Talk to the Text
• Write down any questions as they come into your head.
• Writedown any connections you make as you read to yourself,
your world, to something else you have read, to the text you are
now reading
• Clarify
your understanding by writing ideas from the text into
your own words.
• Underline or circle words you don’t know. Use word parts or
context clues to figure out their meanings as you read.
• Don’tforget you should also Summarize! (at the end of each
page to remember what you have read)
• Predict what will happen next!
• Visualize! Make movies in your head!
Remembering and Forgetting: Crash
Course Psychology #14
1. What are retrieval cues?
2. What is priming?
3. How can your mood effect
your memories?
4. What is interference?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWbrNls-Kw
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Friday, October 18th

Bellwork:
What memory strategy do you plan on
using to study for your next upcoming
class?
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/general-motors-and-united-autoworkers-reach-tentative-deal-to-end-strike-71400005746
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Monday, October 21st

Bellwork:
Do you enjoy or hate taking tests?
Explain why

https://www.today.com/video/see-3-000-year-old-mummies-recently-uncovered-in-egypt-71737925913
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Tuesday, October 22nd

Bellwork:
Describe the test taking activity we
did yesterday? What was the moral of
the activity?
https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-inspiring-10-year-old-devoted-to-recycling-71748677562
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Wednesday, October 23rd

Bellwork:
Describe how you might study for an
important test coming up. What
strategies would you use?
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/fleeing-the-dry-corridor-how-climate-changes-drives-migration-to-the-u-s-63470661831
 Materials Needed:
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Thursday, October 24th

Bellwork:
Review the testing terms from
yesterday. Which ones have you seen
before and which ones were new?
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/video/nasa-took-tree-seeds-into-space-nearly-50-years-ago-here-s-what-happened-to-them-69402181606
 Preparing for a Test
Following 1st thing you should always do before starting a test
Directions is to read all the directions!
Qualifying NEVER, ALL, NONE, ALWAYS, usually mean a
Words statement will be false
FREQUENTLY, USUALLY, SOMETIMES, GENERALLY,
usually mean a statement will be true
Question The question or incomplete statement used on multiple
Stems: choice tests
Skimming Reading something quickly to locate key info

Scanning Reading something quickly to search for key detail

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Friday, October 25th

Bellwork:
Write down the major topic (unit)
covered in each of the last three
weeks
https://www.today.com/video/at-least-50-000-californians-flee-new-wildfires-72021573630
 10/25 Brain Games
Perspective
•
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•

Animal vs. Human

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Monday, October 28th

Bellwork:
What was the best and worst part of your
weekend?

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/as-climate-change-causes-temperatures-to-rise-u-s-army-troops-suffer-from-heat-illness-64350277693
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Tuesday, October 29th

Bellwork:
What does “process of elimination” mean
and how can it be useful on tests?

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/70-miles-from-nowhere-teaching-in-a-remote-modern-one-room-schoolhouse-71493701828
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Wednesday, October 30th

Bellwork:
What is one good reason to do
homework?

https://www.today.com/video/happy-birthday-dear-internet-you-re-50-years-old-72239685844
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Thursday, October 31st

Bellwork:
What do you know about the history of
Halloween?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfkyuFYfhg
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• Folder
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Friday, November 1st

Bellwork:
Did you celebrate Halloween yesterday?
Explain how you did or why you didn’t

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dfkyuFYfhg