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Arnold Magnet Academy <\/div>\n

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Study Smarter.<\/span> Think Stronger. <\/div>\n

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Studying is more than rereading your notes. Use these tools to organize information, practice what you know, identify what you still need to learn, and prepare with purpose. <\/div>\n

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Find the strategy that works for you. <\/div>\n

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Arnold Thinking Pathway <\/div>\n

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Start Here <\/div>\n

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Studying Is Something You Do <\/div>\n

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Looking over your notes is a start. Strong studying asks your brain to retrieve, explain, connect, and apply what you have learned. <\/div>\n

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Retrieve It <\/div>\n

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Close the book or your notes and try to explain what you remember. Use practice questions, flashcards, or a blank sheet of paper. <\/div>\n

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Space It Out <\/div>\n

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Review information across several days instead of trying to learn everything the night before a quiz or test. <\/div>\n

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Teach It <\/div>\n

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Explain the concept in your own words as if you were teaching someone else. If you cannot explain it yet, you found what you need to study next. <\/div>\n

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1. LEARN<\/strong> Pay attention and take useful notes. <\/div>\n
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2. RETRIEVE<\/strong> Try to remember without looking. <\/div>\n
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3. CHECK<\/strong> Find what you missed. <\/div>\n
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4. TRY AGAIN<\/strong> Practice it again. <\/div>\n
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A Strategy for Every Subject <\/div>\n
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Cornell Note-Taking <\/div>\n
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Turn your notes into something you can actually use to study. <\/div>\n
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LEFT SIDE <\/div>\n
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Cues & Questions <\/div>\n
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Key vocabulary<\/li>\n
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RIGHT SIDE <\/div>\n
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Notes <\/div>\n
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Record important ideas.<\/li>\n
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Use short phrases instead of copying every word.<\/li>\n
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Add examples and diagrams.<\/li>\n
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Show the steps in a process.<\/li>\n
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Leave space to add information later.<\/li>\n
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BOTTOM <\/div>\n
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Summary <\/div>\n
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In 2\u20134 sentences, explain the most important thing you learned in your own words. <\/div>\n
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1. Record:<\/strong> Take useful notes while learning. <\/div>\n
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2. Question:<\/strong> Turn important information into questions. <\/div>\n
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3. Recite:<\/strong> Cover your notes and answer using the question column. <\/div>\n
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4. Reflect:<\/strong> Connect the new learning to what you already know. <\/div>\n
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5. Review:<\/strong> Return to your notes regularly. <\/div>\n
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Organize What You See <\/div>\n
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Color Coding With a Purpose <\/div>\n
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Highlighting everything is the same as highlighting nothing. Give each color a job. <\/div>\n
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\u2605 <\/span> GREEN \u2014 Main Ideas <\/strong> <\/p>\n
Concepts, rules, central ideas, and information you absolutely need to know. <\/div>\n
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\u25a1 <\/span> ORANGE \u2014 Vocabulary & Facts <\/strong> <\/p>\n
Terms, formulas, dates, definitions, and important names. <\/div>\n
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\u2192 <\/span> BLUE \u2014 Examples & Evidence <\/strong> <\/p>\n
Examples, supporting details, worked problems, quotations, data, or evidence. <\/div>\n
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? <\/span> PURPLE \u2014 Questions <\/strong> <\/p>\n
Anything that is confusing, incomplete, or needs clarification. <\/div>\n
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Don’t Just Color It <\/div>\n
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Use symbols too so your markings have meaning. <\/div>\n
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\u2605<\/strong> Main idea \u25a1<\/strong> Vocabulary or fact \u2192<\/strong> Example or evidence ?<\/strong> I need help <\/div>\n
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RAM Tip:<\/strong> Start studying with the information marked with a ?<\/strong>. That is where your studying needs to begin. <\/div>\n
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Choose Your Class <\/div>\n
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Study Skills by Subject <\/div>\n
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The same strategy does not work equally well in every class. Match the way you study to the type of thinking the subject requires. <\/div>\n
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🔬 Science <\/div>\n
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Explain it. Model it. Apply it. <\/div>\n
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Best Ways to Study <\/div>\n
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Draw and label diagrams from memory.<\/li>\n
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Explain processes one step at a time.<\/li>\n
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Study vocabulary in context\u2014not just definitions.<\/li>\n
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Practice interpreting graphs, charts, tables, and models.<\/li>\n
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Ask: If this changes, what happens next?<\/em><\/li>\n
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Use CER <\/div>\n
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Claim:<\/strong> What do you think or conclude?<\/li>\n
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Evidence:<\/strong> What information or data supports it?<\/li>\n
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Reasoning:<\/strong> How does the evidence support your claim?<\/li>\n
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Arnold Science Study at Home Guide <\/strong> Start with your class notes, Canvas materials, and assignments. Then use our Science Department’s guide to find trusted resources for Physical Science, Life Science, and Earth & Space Science. <\/div>\n
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Science Study at Home <\/div>\n
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➗ Mathematics <\/div>\n
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Practice the process\u2014not just the answer. <\/div>\n
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Best Ways to Study <\/div>\n
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Redo problems without looking at the original solution.<\/li>\n
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Write the reason beside each step.<\/li>\n
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Keep a list of formulas and when to use them.<\/li>\n
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Mix different types of problems when practicing.<\/li>\n
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Review mistakes instead of simply erasing them.<\/li>\n
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Create an Error Log <\/div>\n
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What type of problem was this?<\/li>\n
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What did I do?<\/li>\n
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Where did my thinking go wrong?<\/li>\n
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What should I do differently next time?<\/li>\n
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Can I now solve a similar problem without help?<\/li>\n
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RAM Tip: <\/strong> Watching someone solve a problem is not the same as solving it yourself. Close the example and try it on your own. <\/div>\n
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Put Your Math Study Into Practice <\/div>\n
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Study with IXL Math <\/div>\n
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Use IXL for active practice\u2014not just clicking through questions. Work a skill, study the explanation when you miss a problem, and try a similar problem again until you can complete the process on your own. <\/div>\n
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Practice Math in IXL \u2192 <\/a> IXL Sign In <\/a> <\/div>\n
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📚 English Language Arts <\/div>\n
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Read closely. Think deeply. Support your thinking. <\/div>\n
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Best Ways to Study <\/div>\n
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Annotate for a specific purpose instead of marking everything.<\/li>\n
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Track characters, conflicts, themes, arguments, and changes.<\/li>\n
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Use context clues to work through unfamiliar vocabulary.<\/li>\n
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Practice explaining why evidence supports an inference or claim.<\/li>\n
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Review grammar and writing rules by correcting examples.<\/li>\n
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While Reading, Ask: <\/div>\n
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What?<\/strong> What is happening or being argued?<\/li>\n
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How?<\/strong> How does the author develop the idea?<\/li>\n
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Why?<\/strong> Why did the author make this choice?<\/li>\n
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Evidence?<\/strong> What in the text supports my thinking?<\/li>\n
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RAM Tip: <\/strong> Do not stop at the answer. Practice explaining how you know.<\/em> <\/div>\n
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IXL<\/span> <\/div>\n
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Put Your ELA Study Into Practice <\/div>\n
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Study with IXL English Language Arts <\/div>\n
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Use IXL to practice reading, vocabulary, grammar, and writing skills. When you miss a question, read the explanation, identify what changed your answer, and apply that thinking to the next problem. <\/div>\n
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Practice ELA in IXL \u2192 <\/a> IXL Sign In <\/a> <\/div>\n
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🌎 Social Studies <\/div>\n
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Connect people, events, causes, and consequences. <\/div>\n
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Best Ways to Study <\/div>\n
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Build timelines instead of memorizing isolated dates.<\/li>\n
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Connect causes to events and events to consequences.<\/li>\n
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Make Five Connections <\/div>\n
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Who?<\/strong> Who was involved?<\/li>\n
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What?<\/strong> What happened?<\/li>\n
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Where?<\/strong> Where did it happen?<\/li>\n
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Why?<\/strong> Why did it happen?<\/li>\n
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So What?<\/strong> Why was it significant?<\/li>\n
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RAM Tip: <\/strong> History makes more sense when you study relationships between events instead of memorizing names and dates by themselves. <\/div>\n
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Supplemental Study Resources <\/div>\n
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The Big Fat Notebook Series <\/div>\n
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Need another way to review? The Big Fat Notebook series organizes middle school concepts into student-friendly explanations, vocabulary, diagrams, examples, and study tools. Use these resources along with your teacher’s instruction, Canvas materials, notes, and assignments. <\/div>\n
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Math <\/div>\n
Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook <\/strong> <\/div>\n
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Science <\/div>\n
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook <\/strong> <\/div>\n
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English Language Arts <\/div>\n
Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook <\/strong> <\/div>\n
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Big Fat Notebook Series <\/strong> brainquest.com\/series\/workman-publishing\/big-fat-notebooks\/ <\/span> <\/div>\n
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Put It Into Practice <\/div>\n
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A Simple Study Routine <\/div>\n
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You do not have to study for hours at a time. A short, focused study session can be powerful when you know what to do. <\/div>\n
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Look over notes, vocabulary, diagrams, examples, or class materials. <\/div>\n
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Close It <\/div>\n
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Put your materials away and try to explain, solve, draw, or recall the information yourself. <\/div>\n
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Check Yourself <\/div>\n
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Compare your response with your materials. Find what you missed and practice again. <\/div>\n
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Need Help? <\/div>\n
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When You Get Stuck <\/div>\n
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1. Name It <\/div>\n
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Instead of saying, \u201cI don’t get it,\u201d identify exactly where your understanding stops. <\/div>\n
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2. Try a Strategy <\/div>\n
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Review an example, draw a model, break the task into steps, or explain what you do understand. <\/div>\n
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3. Ask a Strong Question <\/div>\n
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Tell your teacher what you understand, what you tried, and the specific place where you need help. <\/div>\n
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Every Ram Can Grow as a Learner. <\/div>\n
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Strong students are not students who never struggle. Strong students learn how to recognize what they need, choose a strategy, ask questions, and keep thinking. <\/div>\n
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Discover Your Direction. Grow Your Potential. Pursue Excellence. <\/div>\n
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