6th Grade Toolbox

Reading and Writing Assignments:

When assigned a reading or writing as homework it may hard, but there are some techniques to do this homework/assignment. Some people annotate or write there ideas, some people collaborate and figure things out, some read through things and ask for guidance from others, but the one I will focus and write about is annotation! Annotation is a way to write notes, make connections to the text that you have read, understand the text better than just reading through it and reflect on what you have read.  An example is when you are reading something you can add notes to your self and connections by using sticky notes, a piece of paper and etc. to make the reading assignment not be so overwhelming. An example that we all know is our annotation homework and how we have to understand and make connections.

Memorizing Facts/Notes: You are in a situation where have test or quiz that you have to memorize facts an notes to pass the test, you need a quick an easy way out of this. Memorizing facts can be a hard thing to do, but there are was to memorize, like writing them on flash cards and quizzing yourself, record facts/notes on your on your phone or just saying them over and over and over again! The technique I am going to talk about is recording facts and notes on your phone. Most phones are are used for social media and entertainment in our world. Recording notes and facts can one thing that we use our phones to be a bit educational. Simply just record using voice memos and go over your notes while recording, then when you need to study and memorize something you can just hear it while you are going through notes. It is useful now because you have every where you go on your mobile deceive. 

Time Management: 

 There are different ways that people do time managing. People can use agendas to keep there schedule on check or maybe put a certain time on the clock and get there thing finished in that time period. The thing that I will focus on is a app called myHomework App. With the myHomework you can quickly put your homework, tests, projects and lessons. You can also but in your class time to keep track of when your classes are and how long. Another factor is that you can reminded when your assignments are due so you can be on top of that.

Math & Stem:
With Math and Stem there are some hard problems out there that can't be figured out by mental math(Just doing the math in the mind) sometimes it is necessary to draw and illustrate pictures to help understand the problem better. With pictures you draw you can understand the question/word problem and what it is trying to explain without the tricky vocabulary used to confuse you. Sometimes graphs and diagrams are provided for the understanding of the question. An example if you don't get what I am trying to say is integers, asking a question like 5+(-7) sometimes you can draw and color a picture of chips lined up to figure out the sum, that is what I mean by illustration to understand a question. With this concept of bring illustration to Math and Stem it will be an way easier way to analyze and understand through your on drawing!      

Note Taking:

Note Taking can be a little hard especially because we sometimes don't know what to write down. Some just write down everything with out even noticing some of the things they wrote are irreverent, but today I'm going to write about how to take notes called bullet points. Bullet Points are a way of taking notes in fragment/not full sentences and still getting information. These are the things to note taking,when you are note taking write down important notes in bullets, do NOT write down the notes that are not IMPORTANT and do NOT write notes in complete sentences it in because may take a lot of your space on our page and maybe unneeded notes. Remember to write down your notes to help you on homework , information of test or quiz, or some notes for class that you thinks is important and you won't remember. Note taking is really easy when you to keep in mind these basic things to write down the important things in bullets.    

Organizing Tools:

When organizing tools, people use different techniques.

• some people use sticky notes, 

• some use agendas,

• some use folders,

• and some even use phone alerts!

 But the one we are going to focus more on is folders. Folders help you by knowing what you are going things do you need to have done for the next day or if you need to keep something at home. It also keeps you organized because you know what to do with the things in your folder and it makes your life soooo much easier because you know where you put your things from your school/classroom. You can also write down and put important notes that are from class to have. If you forget there's a important paper that you have to look at and finish just open your folders to see whats going on in class and be organized! 

By: Sukeji Tombe and Allison Roaro

  

Tool Box

Hi  this is GUADALUPE  and I am going to show you how to use your time wisely

this is how the app looks when you download it from your phone

Starting with time management  I discovered an amazing app called 30/30.

This app alows  you to organize your time with the touch of your finger tip.

Summary  

There are enough deadlines in our world yet we somehow find ways to get distracted (look a fly)The app 30/30 makes the clock work for you by lining up your tasks for the day and then setting timers for their completion  simple and effective 30/30 helps you focus in ways you wouldn't have expected in a free iphone or ipad app.

So now moving on these are some examples on how to memorize your stuff

One of the best thing to do is to ask youtube literally. Just search it up like the video that I am about to show you is an example of just searching “capitals of the United States song.” You can look up the topic that you are studying for like math,social studies ,science,language arts and much more

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  This is another way of memorizing things by making up fun phrase

like this one this is the phrase “Does Mc Donalds Sell Cheese Burgers” these are fun ways to remember how to do things in this example it is showing you how to divide there is many different ways that you remember things and I know you spend hours on your phone listening to music or instagram and all those social medias so why not spend less than 30 min studying.

    

Hi my name is Jenni and I am in charged in showing you how to take notes and how to be organized . One way to be organized is using your agenda when a teacher tells you that you have  a assignment take your agenda out and write it down . This  can help you stay organized and it will also help you stay less stressful and frustrated .

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                                     Agenda

                        Different  ways to take  notes

B.M.E.C wich stands for beginning, middle, end and conclusion all you have to do is make 4 lines on your paper and  have some space (between the lines ) so you can write between them . So lets  say you are at school and the teacher is giving a lecture at the beginning of class write some info of that lecture in the 1st section and then the teacher just gives some examples of how to do long division  .In the 2nd sections just write some examples of what the teacher did. In the 3rd section just try to do it by yourself and write the steps  . In the 4th section write a conclusion of what you have learned .

      

    Reading and writing assignment tools

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Annotate

A reading and writing assignment tool is to annotate when you are reading a passage or article because if you need to write a summary about it it will be more easy to write it because you already wrote a little summary about every paragraph(about a 2 sentences summary) so you kind of just put the sentences together and then you make changes and then you have a  summary.

The 5 W s

Another good tool for reading and writing assignments is the 5 w s .How they work is that you read the passage and then you and answer them (who, what, when,where,why) and that can also help you organize a summary.

Revise and editing

Another good tool for writing is too revise and edit so if you want to write something or you have to write a story for one of the classes (probably ELA) you can write and then edit then revise then edit so you can have a great story and a more awesome grade.

Different Ways to Take Notes

There are many different ways to take notes. We found 3 interesting new techniques on how to take good, easy, understandable notes.

1. The Cornell Method:

Everyone in this class should be familiar with this specific technique. You simply write all of your notes on the right hand side, while putting a vertical line down the left hand side. On the right hand side of the line is where you take the notes, while on the left hand side of the line is where the subject of what you are writing goes. Here is an example of the correct way to write Cornell notes:

                                  

These "5 R's of note taking" are rules/guidelines that you
should follow if you want to make good Cornell notes.

Here is a diagram of what Cornell notes should look like.

2. The Charting Method:

Another method of note taking is called The Charting Method. The Charting Method is when you make a chart with different columns such as How;Advantages; Disadvantages;What; and When to Use It; Then, list the the advantages, disadvantages, etc; ( You don't have to list my examples. Here is an example:

This is an example of how to use The Charting Method in an educational way.

You can use this type of method everywhere and anywhere. It is very useful when you don't want to write a lot in order to summarize a subject. It also helps you when you just need the facts.







3.The Mapping Method:
The last method is called The Mapping Method. It helps you visually understand all the information you need. For this technique, it's easier for you to highlight just the information that is helpful to you, not just all the information.

Those are the three helpful note-taking methods that should help you take better notes. I hoped that you learned how to take readable notes.

Study Skills Toolkit

Study Skills Toolkit

Reading & Writing Assignment: Underline, Circle, Highlight, or Box important information.

You can do this when reading a passage, as you read it you underline, circle, highlight, or box anything that you think is important. Here is an example from the book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows By: J.K Rowling.
     On the second landing was the bedroom in which he and Ron had slept last time they had been here; he glanced into it. The wardrobe doors stood open and the bedclothes had been ripped back. Harry remembered the overturned troll leg downstairs. Somebody had searched the house since the Order had left. Snape? Or perhaps Mundungus, who had pilfered plenty from this house both before and after Sirius died? Harry's gaze wandered to the portrait that sometimes contained Phineas Nigellus Black, Sirius's great-great grandfather, but it was empty, showing nothing but a stretch of muddy backdrop. Phineas Nigellus was evidently spending the night in the headmaster's study at Hogwarts.

STEM & Math: Show your work.

You can show your work in math or STEM class by circleing or underlining important information, or working out the whole problem on paper.
Here is an example of using that method.

Note Taking: When note taking you can use the outlining method.

THE OUTLINING METHOD
Page #     Today’s Date
Class Topic: How To Outline Notes
I. The first level is reserved for each new topic/idea and is very general.
     A. This concept must always apply to the level above it (I)
          i. This concept must always apply to the level above it (a)
          ii. This is a second supporting piece of information for the level above it (a) but is equal to the
             previous information (i)
         iii. This information is a sister to (i) and (ii)
     B. This concept applies to the level above it (I) and is a “sister” to (a)
II. You don’t have to use Roman Numerals, Letters, and Numbers – try only indents, dashes, and                      bullets!
III. Outlining requires listening and writing in points in an organizational pattern based on space                             indentation
     A. Advantages to outlining
          i. It is well-organized
          ii. It records relationships and content
          iii. It reduces editing and is easy to review by turning the main points into questions
     B. Disadvantages to outlining
          i. It requires more thought during class for accurate organization.
          ii. It does not always show relationships by sequence.
          iii. It dosn’t work well if the lecture is moving at a quick pace.

Memorizing Facts: Mnemonics.

You can use mnemonics by making up a sentence to remember something, a few examples are:
Every Good Boy Does Fine, that one is for music.
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants, this one is to remember how to spell because.
A Rat In The House May Eat The Ice Cream, this mnemonic is to remember how to spell arithmetic.

Time Management: Sticky Notes.

You can use sticky notes to remind you to do something, like to stop reading in a book that you are reading for school, or to do the laundry, or to clean your room. You can put sticky notes almost everywhere, in your book, on your bed, really anywhere that you think that you will look before you need to do whatever it is that you need to do.

Organization Tools: Planner

You can use a planner to help you stay organized and on time. Using a planner can help you stay on track. Using a planner for not only school, but also to help you plan your day to day life will help you with keeping your life organized and healthy. Having and using a planner can help you stay healthy by keeping you from going crazy, and not getting anything done.

This is 4th period STARS class in 2014

BY : Tiffiney B
Iris S
Elizabeth C &
Abrianna D

ENJOY 
P.S It's the one called Study Tools

https://docs.google.com/a/annrichardsstars.com/presentation/?authuser=0&usp=slides_web

 Tool Box Tips
By: Emme, Ruby, and Kim

Reading and Writing

If you have trouble reading or writing here's a tip that may help you: Read or Write Out Loud. This tip can help you write because normally it's easier to catch mistakes if you are talking to someone or yourself. If you read out loud you'll have a better chance of understanding the story and not losing your place. Although if you are in a library whisper the story to yourself. Try not to read or write out loud in a noisy area, because you can get easily distracted with other noise and the room will get very loud with you talking too.

Memorizing Facts

I'm not going to lie, memorizing anything is hard. Especially if what you're trying to memorize doesn't interest you. An easy way to memorize facts for school is to create a game. Make sure that the game you create is fun and you will remember playing it. That way when you think of the game you will also think of what you learned during it.

Math and Stem

We all know that math and stem are based on numbers. Some people are math magicians and some people are struggling, and then some people are in the middle. If you are struggling with math or stem or you are stuck on a problem here's a tip that should help you: Break Down the Work. When you're doing a problem like 19 + 17 x 67 start with what you already know and go from there. Let's say that you know how to add numbers with 2 digits, but you don't know how to multiply with 2 digit numbers. If this is your case then you can add 19 and 17 first. After you add these numbers you have to multiply. What you can do is break down 67. You know that the 6 represents 60 and that the 7 represents 7. You can multiply the answer you get from 19 + 17 by seven. Now all you have to do is multiply the answer from 19 + 17 x 7 by 60.

Time Management 

Managing time is hard. To be honest I am really bad at managing time. If you're someone like me a good idea would be to set a timer for how long you do something. You could set a timer for 30 minutes of homework and then a timer for 15 minutes for a break. After you have a break you could do more of your homework. If you use this idea make sure that you're going to have time to do all of the important things. If you have to many breaks doing your homework could take way to long.

Organizing Tip

Organizing papers for school and just organizing in general is really helpful. Before you can use our tip you're going to get a folder or binder for each of your classes. An easy way to stay organized is to label areas in your binder/folder. You can buy dividers and label them or you can use brads in a folder and you could label the pockets on your folder. This is an easy and non-expensive way to stay organized.

Taking Notes

Taking notes on the right things can be difficult, but sometimes it's even harder to look back at your notes. A simple way to take notes and stay organized is to color code your notes. You could maybe write the important information that you really need in a pen and you could write the extra information in a colored pencil. Another way is to make each line a different color and put specific information on one color line and then other information on a different color. I used the second method and it worked really well for me. I was able to go back to my notes and read them very easily.

Expressive Learning

Some facts about expressive learners are:

• only about 12% of people are expressive learners
• some of the most common jobs for expressive learners is a playwright, poet, ad-writer, and novelist
• usually expressive learners are sensitive to patterns, logic, and symmetry
• there are two types of expressive learners, Oral expressive learners and Written expressive learners
• Oral expressive learners are neat, write fluently, and usually very organized 
• good at seeing the border picture
• adapts to new situations easier
• concerned with creativity

 Some tips that expressive learners might want to use:

FOR ORAL EXPRESSIVE LEARNERS:

• speak to others about information
• ask your teacher if you can take oral tests instead of tests on paper or with tests on paper
• use a recorder to organize thoughts

FOR WRITTEN EXPRESSIVE LEARNERS:

• organize thoughts by writing them down
• ask your teacher if you can take a essay type test when possible
• write down your notes down on paper 
• blogging is a good way to spend your free time

How they think:

• expressive learners prefer to express their feelings, thoughts, and memories
• sometimes they learn best when they are drawing or writing
• when they forget something and they look at the thing they drew or smelled, they remember the thing they were learning

 How they help our world is by writing important information or historical events. They could become, but not limited to, journalists, artists, and authors which are very important jobs.