MR. MCDONALDB112 A/B

MMCDONALD@CBSD.ORG

STUDY SKILLS WEB PAGE

Study Skills Introduction &Vocabulary Words

Course Guide

Course Outcomes The purpose of study skills is to provide you with specific academic skills, such as note taking, exam preparation, completing exams, organization, and time management. These skills are necessary for successful participation in high school, post-secondary school, and competitive employment. Time will be directed toward learning how you learn best. In addition, activities to enhance your vocabulary will be conducted. Recognizing and effectively utilizing vocabulary from a large reservoir of words will improve verbal and written self-expression.

Course Guide 2

ExpectationsYou are expected to utilize your time well and the supports of the Study Skills class each day. Exams and make-up work may be completed in Study Skills.

Instruction  

Each class of 90 minutes will usually be broken into these segments. These segments will be presented in the most logical order based upon the current activities in class.Part 1: Vocabulary work Part 2: Study skills Tip of the Day”Part 3: Focused Mini-LessonPart 4: Individual Course Work*(30-45minutes)Part 5: Application Activities/PSSA/SAT Prep

Course Guide 3

Grading Grades are entered into Infinite Campus and are calculated by the following weights: 5% Journal/Listening 15% Organization/Planner 30% Skills Activities/Content 20% Vocabulary 35% Self-Management & Participation

Overall grading percentages follow: A 100 - 90% B 89 - 80 C 79 - 70 D 69 - 60 F 59<  Required Materials Three-ring binder containing loose-leaf paper and side pockets to store study skills work.  Pen or pencil, highlighters  All current courses assigned text and/or reading books, and materials

Academic Activities Done in SS

Take missed exams/quizzesComplete missed in-class assignmentsComplete exams requiring extra timeGet help with assignmentsStudy with other students in your classUse library for researchASK FOR HELP!!! PLEASE!

General Comments

This is a class for a grade and a credit…NOT A STUDY HALL!!

You are expected to use your time well.

Are you ready for the…I have nothing to do…speech?!! Well..

What to do when….

See SS folder “Individual Study Skills Activities”

+ Read for Pleasure (tracking log)+ The newspaper the last 5-10 of class if you

have used time well+ Study Island+ Naviance Work + Career Planning???

Where Stuff is Located

Crate ActivitiesStudent SuppliesGrade check and Academic Activities h/oBooks/ Magazines 2 desktop computers..print to Lib 1 or 2 and

down the hall

So What’s Due Every Week

Monday - Grade Check on Portal…submit

M-F Complete Academic Achievement grid EACH DAY

Friday – Submit COMPLETED Academic Achievement Chart

+ Weekly?? Vocabulary Exams (15 words)

Organization Expectations

1. Required to use the planner each day

Homework Tests/quizzes Projects Work & Personal

PlansChecked aprox. every

2 weeks2. Notebook See SS Folder3. Book bag/Supplies

Study Skills Content

Respond to these questions in the journal.

Would you rather be told what activities to complete or select the activities and the order in which to complete them?

What is and how do you “mark-up” a reading text?

What is your opinion of importance of studying and organization skills in terms of your future?

Curriculum

Layered Activities1. Basic Knowledge 2. Application3. AnalysisUnits4. Becoming a Better

Learner5. Learning Style6. Time Management7. Test Preparation

Oral DefenseDefend your

understanding of each concept verbally

Grade based upon written work & oral defense

Green or Blue Markers**Limited work on these

activities during Academic Time!**

Weekly Plan

35-45 minutes each dayVocabulary work everyday..Layered Curriculum Curriculum Work Everyday..and could be a-lecture from teacher-presentation from a student-work on assignment options-oral defense & grading

Second ½ of each periodSelf-Management Academic Work NOT LAYERED CURRICULUM-3 random checks each day 0 1 0r 3 pts Total Max 15 -The “James Scale”

Study Skills VocabularyVocabulary Week ___Basic Knowledge LevelName:__________________ Start Date:_______ Target Completion Date: ________ ** Indicates a required activity 49 possible points____ A=47 - 42 B=41 - 38 C=37 – 32 D=31 - 28 _____ **Direct instruction—Power Point (3 pts)_____ **Complete vocabulary word list & definitions in folder (5 pts)_____ **Create a flashcard for each vocabulary word (5 pts)_____**Complete vocabulary quiz – quia (5 pts)

_____Partner work – create and exchange a word search with another student (10 pts)using all of the assigned vocabulary words. Word searches may not just list words at the bottom of the page. Use the definitions of the vocabulary words. www.discoveryeducation.com/puzzlemaker 

_____ Partner work – create and exchange a cross word or double puzzle with (10 pts)another student using all of the assigned vocabulary words. Word searches may not just list words at the bottom of the page. Use the definitions of the vocabulary words. www.discoveryeducation.com/puzzlemaker 

_____ With a partner, quiz each other on the vocabulary words using the flash cards. (3 pts)_____ Complete the Concept Map for 2 vocabulary words you are having (4 pts each:2 max)

a hard time understanding.

Application LevelStart Date:_______ Target Completion Date: ________

45 possible points____ A=45 - 40 B=39 - 36 C=35 – 31 D=30 - 27 _____Write/Word Process a paragraph of 5-7 sentences (5 pts each word: 3 words max) explaining the tone and usage of a vocabulary word. _____Complete the 3 Column Practice worksheet for 6 words. (3 pts each set: 2 sets max)_____ Write a short story containing a minimum of 5 vocabulary words. (5 pts) _____ Create a poem/song using a minimum of 3 vocabulary words. (5 pts) _____ Tell a picture story (picture word collage, photo story) with your 4 vocabulary (5 pts)

words. Use as few written words as possible. Choose pictures that you can explain orally as to how they relate to the word.

_____ Draw a picture/scene that incorporates at least 3 vocabulary words. (5 pts)Label each word. Be neat and creative.

_____ Draw a comic strip that includes at least 3 vocabulary words. (5 pts)_____ Choose 4 vocabulary words and make a connection to another academic subject. (5 pts)

Orally defend.Analysis LevelStart Date:_______ Target Completion Date: ________

34 possible points____ A=34 - 29 B=28 - 25 C=24 – 22 D=21 - 19_____Write 6 vocabulary sentences that contain the meaning of the word within (5 pts)

the context of the sentence; not the vocabulary word itself. _____ Story creation station – 3 students take turns creating sentences to (5 pts)

develop a story incorporating a minimum of 6 of the vocabulary words? Teacher needs to be present.

_____ Complete Word Web for 2 words. (3 pts each set: 3 sets max)_____Create a mnemonic tip for 5 words you are have difficulty remembering. (5 pts) _____ Partner work – create and exchange a cross word, find-a-word or double puzzle (10 pts)

with another student using all of the assigned vocabulary words. Word searches may not just list words at the bottom of the page. Do NOT USE the definitions of the

vocabulary words, use synonyms, antonyms, or descriptive words. www.discoveryeducation.com/puzzlemaker 

WEEK #1 VOCABULARY WORDS abjure ab-joor abrogate ab-ruh-geyt abstemious ab-stee-mee-uhs acumen uh-kyoo-muh antebellum an-tee-bel-uhm auspicious aw-spish-uhs belie bih-lahy bellicose bel-i-kohs bowdlerize bohd-luh-rahyz, boud chicanery shi-key-nuh-ree chromosome kroh-muh-sohm churlish chur-lish circumlocution sur-kuhm-loh-kyoo-shuh circumnavigate sur-kuhm-nav-i-geyt Deciduous dih-sij-oo-uhs

Quizlet Link

Study Skills Web Page

VOCABULARY WEEK #1

1. abjure 2. abrogate 3. abstemious 4. acumen 5. antebellum 6. auspicious 7. belie 8. bellicose 9. bowdlerize

A. sparing or moderate in eating and

drinking; B. before the war C. to renounce or give up under oath;

to avoid or shun D. promising success; propitious;

opportune; favorable: an auspicious

occasion. E. to put aside; put an end to F. to show to be false; contradict; to

misrepresent G. to expurgate (a written work) by

removing or modifying passages

considered vulgar or objectionable H. keen insight; shrewdness I. inclined or eager to fight;

aggressively hostile

VOCABULARY WEEK #1

10. chicanery11. chromosome12. churlish13. circumlocution14. circumnavigate15. deciduous

A. carry the genes in a linear order: the human species has 23 pairs

B. to go or maneuver around

C. trickery or deception

D. the use of more words than necessary to express an idea

E. rude; difficult to work or

deal with

F. shedding the leaves annually

WEEK #2 VOCABULARY WORDS

1. deleterious

2. diffident

3. enervate

4. enfranchise

5. epiphany

6. equinox

7. euro

8. evanescent

9. expurgate

10. facetious

11. fatuous

12. feckless

13. fiduciary

14. filibuster

15. gamete