| By following these twelve tips, you will
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| | 7. Take regular study breaks. This can
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| be guaranteed to get straight AAAAA's.
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| | also serve as a mini-reward. For
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| Read each tip carefully.
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| | instance, tell yourself that you are
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| 1. Find a quiet area in your house in
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| | going to geta drink or snack or listen to
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| which you arecomfortable and can isolate
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| | a specific song after you
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| yourself from distractions. Besure that
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| | finishre-copying your notes for science.
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| this space includes a chair, table or
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| | Make the breaks short,
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| desk, andsufficient lighting. Ask others
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| | 3-6 minutes or so, so you won't get
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| not to disturb you while youare in this
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| | side-tracked or losefocus for the day.
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| special location and turn off all phones,
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| | 8. Don't just re-read notes or the text.
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| beepers,televisions, videos, music, or
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| | Ask questions. Createflash-cards. Redo
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| anything else that your mindwill wander
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| | assignments. Create time-lines.
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| to instead of focusing on the schoolwork.
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| | Playgames. Re-write your notes. Get
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| 2. Find the best time to study. Some
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| | someone to quiz you.
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| students tend to dotheir best work as
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| | Find websites online that review the same
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| soon as they get home from schoolwhile
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| | material. Makeup questions that you think
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| they are still in the school mode. Others
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| | will be on the test. Create newoutlines
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| need abreak and don't settle down to
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| | of the material by writing some specific
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| study until after practice,playtime, a
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| | topics andfilling in the details from
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| nap, dinner and/or family time. Just be
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| | memory. Studying should be anactive
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| sure toallow yourself enough time to get
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| | process, not just time spent re-reading
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| everything done and stillget enough sleep
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| | something.
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| each night.
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| | 9. When you need to remember a group of
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| 3. Organize your day, week, month, etc.
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| | terms use the firstletter of each to
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| Set aside a specifictime each day to do
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| | create a word (acronym) or a sentence
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| your homework and study. Decide ona
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| | (acrostic). For instance, an easy way to
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| reasonable minimum amount of time that
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| | remember the five
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| you will spendin this quiet place each
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| | Great Lakes is the word "HOMES". By just
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| day. For instance, lets say youdecide on
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| | rememberingthe word "homes" you can
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| 45 minutes as a reasonable amount of time
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| | easily remember the names ofthe five
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| todedicate to schoolwork each day. This
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| | Great Lakes . H stands for Huron, O for
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| means that even ifhomework is completed
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| | Ontario , Mfor Michigan , and so on. You
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| in the first 35 minutes that you
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| | can also create sillysentences to help
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| willstill stay in this area and study or
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| | you remember long lists of terms.
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| review notes for thenext 10 minutes until
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| | Forinstance, remembering the sentence
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| the 45 is up.
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| | "Martha Visits Every
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| 4. Reward yourself for sticking to your
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| | Monday, Just Stays Until Noon, Period",
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| schedule and beingproductive. Decide on
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| | will help youremember the planets in the
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| an activity to do once your studytime is
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| | order they are found. M for
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| completed. Plan on watching a television
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| | Mercury, V for visits, E for Earth, etc.
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| show laterin the evening. Tell yourself
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| | 10. Become a teacher. Find someone who is
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| that you will play five minutesof a video
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| | willing to listen toyou -, a classmate
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| game for every fifteen minutes that you
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| | (this would be a great review for them),
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| study.
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| | Mom or Dad, a sibling, the family dog -
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| Create goals and their rewards before you
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| | and explain yournotes to them. Have them
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| start studyingand work hard to reach them
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| | (except the dog) ask questionsabout the
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| each and every day.
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| | material that they themselves don't
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| 5. Variety is important. Vary the topics
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| | understand.
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| that you are spendingtime studying. Get
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| | It's amazing how much you can retain when
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| the mandatory homework out of theway
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| | you have toactually teach material to
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| first and then go back and spend the
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| | someone.
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| additional timereviewing material from
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| | 11. Repetition, repetition, repetition.
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| different courses each day. If youspent
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| | The material shouldbecome second nature
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| extra time reviewing history yesterday,
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| | to you by the time test day arrives.
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| spend theadditional time on science
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| | If it is not, then you need to devote
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| tonight. Some subject areasmay require
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| | more time to preparingfor the test.
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| more time than others. You should get a
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| | 12. Exercise often and before you sit
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| feelfor this a month or so into the
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| | down to study. Researchshows that
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| school year.
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| | students retain more after being
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| 6. Study the difficult subjects first and
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| | physicallyactive. Go to soccer practice,
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| get them out of theway. You will be able
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| | take a jog, rough-housewith your dog,
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| to absorb material quicker and makemore
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| | break a sweat first, then settle down
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| connections when you are mentally fresh.
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| | andfocus on your school work.
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