CHUNKING: What do I study?

CHUNKING IS NOT

“FLASH CARDS”

IT IS CONCEPT MAPPING

PURPOSEFULLY CHUNKING CONCEPTS INTO “ONE BITE AT A TIME”

CHUNK WHEN?YES—WHEN YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN ITWHEN YOU STRUGGLE WITH IT orWHEN THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW!

NO—DO NOT USE ON EVERY LEARNING TASK

SPELLING using chunking

Lieutenants

SPELLING using chunking

Lie–u-ten-ants Lieutenants

HOMOPHONEStheir

there

they’re

Sound the same…different meanings.

HOMOPHONEStheir

there

they’re

The heirs lost their dogs.

their ownership

there direction

The lost dogs are neither here nor there.

contraction

They’re not here!

they are

Sound the same…different meanings.

MUSIC…

Eve

ry G

ood

Boy

Doe

s F

ine

FACE

CHUNKING NONSENSE MNEMONICS

CONCEPT: Order in biology:

(Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

Prefer CheeseOn Fresh Green SpinachKids

WAY TOO MANY CONCEPTS ON

ONE PAGE!

BRAIN CANNOT FILE OR DIGEST THIS READILY

LIMIT THE INFO…MAKE A CONNECTION…DRAW IT OUT…SOLVE A REAL PROBLEM…

MATH…

Area of TrapezoidONEConceptONEConcept

Perimeter of a SquareFORMULA: P=4S

ss

ss

ss

ss

P=S+S+S+SOr

P=4S

Technology To Support Study Habits

• iPad/Smart Phone Study Apps– Study Tips– StudyKit Pro– iStudy Alarm – Specific Apps for subject area material– Chalkboard– ShowMe

Test Taking for the Professionals

Multiple ChoiceHint: Read all answers before

selecting

1. To find information about the baseball career of Babe Ruth, you should look in the encyclopedia under:

a. baseballb. Babec. careerd. sportse. Ruth

True/False

Hint: Pay special attention to words like “always, no one, only, all, or never”

1.True or False: All musicians can read music.

2.What’s the trigger word here? ___________

True/False

Hint: Pay special attention to words like “always, no one, only, all, or never”

1.True or False: All musicians can read music.

2.What’s the trigger word here? ___All____

Fill-in-the-Blank or Matching

Hint: Use the word before the blank to give you clues about the answer that fits there.

1.Typewriters and computers both have a ______.a. printerb. keyboardc. extension cord

Number TestsHint: watch for dead wood information. Cross out

numbers or facts that have been thrown in unnecessarily.

One of your friends is heading north for a holiday with her extended family in Minnesota next June, and your other friend is heading south to Mexico for a family reunion. If their destinations are 1029 miles apart, and one car is traveling at 45 miles per hour, and the other car is traveling at 52 miles per hour, how many hours before the cars can pass each other?

Short Answer/Essay

Hint: Map out an outline for each question

Describe the religion of the people of Mesopotamia.

Short Answer/EssayHint: Map out an outline for each question

Describe the religion of the people of Mesopotamia.a. Who they worshipedb. How they worshipedc. Origins or roots of their religiond. How religion influence their daily life

General Test Taking

Hint: Use one part of the test to help you with a part of the test you are stumped on