STUDY SKILLS FOR THIS YEAR!!!

Hi all!!!

You should bear in mind at least four rules to achieve your goals in terms of studying for this year:

1. REVIEW: 
Review the weekly study tips provided each week in this blog and incorporate these tips into your daily routine. Establish your goals and priorities for the school year. Write them down and create a plan to achieve your goals.

Examples:

1. study two hours every day
2. hand in all homework on-time
3. ask more questions in class

2. CREATE:

Create a designated study area. Your study area should be quiet and comfortable. You should only study in this area and when you take breaks, leave your study area.

3 MANAGE:

Learn to manage your time. Make time schedules and stick to them. Always do the highest priorities first.

4.BE POSITIVE.

Develop a positive attitude towards your schoolwork. School is important for yur long-term goals. Find practical applications in what you are learning. Get to know your teachers, they will help keep you engaged.

BEAR IN MIND FOR THIS YEAR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ASSESSED:

1. COMMENTS ON THE BLOG: As you all know, last year these comments were taken into consideration in terms of positive and negative...to increase or dicrease your final mark..however, this year they are going to be graded considering your correctness when you write so, accuracy, spelling, vocabulary and appropriate grammar are going to be considered to get your final mark at this section.
2. EXAMS: This year you will have an exam every two units and a global exam at the end of the trimester as usual but you are going to have a vocabulary exam and translation exam every two weeks at the end of the week to test your daily study on the subject.
3. PROJECTS AND COMPOSITIONS: you will have to introduce a project and a composition once a month.
4. E-PORTFOLIO: We will create and e-portolio in google sites where you can design your pages with the sections I will show you. In this portofolio you will include your MONOLINGUAL GLOSSARY. It is forbidden to write in your native language: Spanish. You are obliged to write definitions, synonims or examples of the new words we are dealing with.
5. ATTENTION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE CLASSROOM: Apart from the things I have mentioned above, attention and ACTIVE participation in all the activities will make the difference to get a better or worse mark.

I´m sure you will do your best. Good luck and good year to everybody!!!!