Studying for English and History

Here are the tips the Life Skills classes came up with to help study for English and History tests and quizzes.  Please feel free to email me links of particular sites you have found useful and I'll add them to our list.

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English- Grammar quiz, reading quiz, Spelling/vocabulary quiz,

• Read chapters in Painless Grammar 
•  Re-do Brain Ticklers in Painless Grammar – check your answers!
• Go over notes from class   
•  Re-read chapters for reading quizzes, review your annotation
•  Take notes while reading
• Find grammar/spelling/vocabulary quizzes online
• Flashcards for spelling/vocab
•  Have parents or friend quiz you
• See teacher in tutorial or after school and ask for review problems
• Make graphic organizer to organize reading ideas
• Free Rice website for vocabulary practice - be sure to choose an appropriate level

History – ICWE, Final, Unit Tests

• Create practice ICWE
• Read through notes (make sure you take good notes in class!)
• Photocopy someone else’s notes if necessary.  Call a friend to compare notes
• Check teacher’s website for terms and homework (see links)
• Quiz with a friend, sibling, or parent 
•  Create your own map and label it
• Look through textbook and see what it says about the terms
•  Study with Ms. Congel or your teacher
• Watch online videos about topics
• Create flashcards about terms 
•   Make sure to have 5 points for each term
• Create pictures to show your topics – draw on quiz to remind yourself
• See teacher in tutorial or after school
• Make graphic organizer to practice essay questions
• Make acronym, song, pneumonic to memorize location or terms
• Look up terms on reliable website
• Re-write or type up your notes