1) Take out a piece of paper, and a pen or 1) Take out a piece of paper, and a pen or pencil.pencil.

2) Set up your paper for Cornell Notes.2) Set up your paper for Cornell Notes.

3) Add your name, date, and the period.3) Add your name, date, and the period.

SQ4RSQ4RHow to read a textbook and How to read a textbook and actually learn something.actually learn something.

S = S = SURVEYSURVEYBefore you start Before you start

reading: reading:

SurveySurvey to get an to get an overview of what overview of what you will be studyingyou will be studying

Why Survey?Why Survey?1) To give a purpose to your 1) To give a purpose to your

readingreading2) To find out how difficult 2) To find out how difficult

the material is going to be the material is going to be for youfor you

3) To estimate how much 3) To estimate how much time you will need to read time you will need to read the assignmentthe assignment

How to surveyHow to survey1) Read the chapter title.1) Read the chapter title.

ASK: ASK: “What does it mean?”“What does it mean?”2) Read the Introduction.2) Read the Introduction.

ASK: ASK: “What will be covered in “What will be covered in this chapter?”this chapter?”

3) Read the main headings and 3) Read the main headings and subheadings.subheadings.ASK: ASK: “How are the main ideas “How are the main ideas going to be covered?”going to be covered?”

4) Read the summary at the end of the 4) Read the summary at the end of the chapter.chapter.ASK: ASK: “What are the chapter’s major points?”“What are the chapter’s major points?”

5) Note any study aids such as pictures, 5) Note any study aids such as pictures, charts, etc.charts, etc.ASK: ASK: “Why are these included in this “Why are these included in this chapter?”chapter?”

6) Note any important and/or unfamiliar 6) Note any important and/or unfamiliar terms.terms.ASK: ASK: “What might these words mean?”“What might these words mean?”

How to surveyHow to survey

Q =Q = QUestion QUestionHow to QuestionHow to Question

1)1) Read each title or heading.Read each title or heading.

2)2) Turn each title or heading into a Turn each title or heading into a question.question.

Example: Example:

Title = “How the Aztecs Adapted”Title = “How the Aztecs Adapted”

Questions = “What did the Aztecs adapt Questions = “What did the Aztecs adapt to?”to?”

““Why did the Aztecs have to adapt?”Why did the Aztecs have to adapt?”

R =R = read readHow: How:

Start reading Start reading while thinking while thinking about the about the questions that you questions that you wrote earlier.wrote earlier.Do not move onto Do not move onto the next section the next section until you have until you have answered your answered your questions.questions.

R =R = RECORD RECORDHOW?HOW?Cornell Notes!Cornell Notes!Remember, Cornell notes are not just Remember, Cornell notes are not just

a way to set up your papera way to set up your paperCornell notes require:Cornell notes require:

- adding or deleting notes- adding or deleting notes- highlighting or underlining - highlighting or underlining - questions in the left margin- questions in the left margin- a summary at the bottom- a summary at the bottom

R =R = RECITE RECITEHOW?HOW? Summarize Summarize outout loudloud If you cannot find the right If you cannot find the right

words, you probably do not words, you probably do not have as good as a grasp of the have as good as a grasp of the material as you think you do.material as you think you do.

R = reviewR = review Why?Why?

To help you remember the To help you remember the key points in the chapterkey points in the chapter

How?How?Cover up your notes and Cover up your notes and quiz yourself using your quiz yourself using your Cornell note questions.Cornell note questions.

WHEN TO WHEN TO REVIEWREVIEW

ImmediatelyImmediately after after completing the entire completing the entire reading assignmentreading assignment

PeriodicallyPeriodically to keep the to keep the material fresh in your material fresh in your mindmind

SQ4RSQ4RSS = Survey = Survey

QQ = Question = Question

RR = Read = Read

RR = Record = Record

RR = Recite = Recite

RR = Review = Review

Summary/ReflectionSummary/Reflection Write a summary of today’s notes and Write a summary of today’s notes and

reflection of two aspects.reflection of two aspects. Reflection: What did you learn? What Reflection: What did you learn? What

did you find interesting? What did you did you find interesting? What did you understand best? How does this understand best? How does this information connect to anything that information connect to anything that we’ve previously discussed in class?we’ve previously discussed in class?

Make sure you are specificMake sure you are specific

Writing Assignment ½ Writing Assignment ½ pagepageWhat are 5 characteristics of What are 5 characteristics of

an excellent student. Describe an excellent student. Describe those qualities and explain those qualities and explain how you plan to embody those how you plan to embody those characteristics?characteristics?