MOM FOUND MY KNITTING!!!! I’d been looking for it for the longest time! The half-finished scarf was stowed away in a plastic bag in a drawer somewhere, but the important thing is that she found it!! I was totally blah on knitting for several weeks because I had spent a lot of time on that scarf, and it was very pretty, and I had no idea what else I wanted to knit. But now I’m back!
Today I did something that I should have done a long time ago. I got out my CLEP History book to read for twenty minutes, but then I remembered all those study books that Dad got. Simply reading a book for twenty minutes is not the best way to retain information! So I pulled out a notebook, pencil and highlighter, and flipped all the way back to Chapter 1. I skimmed the chapter and wrote down all the treaties and amendments and such, and the dates that went along with them. I also wrote down two sentence summaries of the important events, a list of Resconstruction Era vocabulary words, a list of the presidents in office between 1865 and 1877, and two timelines. All on one sheet of paper! After reviewing the sheet for a little while, I decided to try to do even better than that! I got out a stack of notecards and wrote down dates, vocabulary words, presidents, and amendments (and such) on the fronts of all of them, and then wrote down information on the backs. Instant flashcards!
I feel like a genius. 🙂
Great job Kelly. That is an excellent way to organize and study. I signed you up for the U.S. History II test today, so I am glad you are studying hard in both that and Psychology. Keep up the good work.
P.S. You are a genius!
I’m impressed with your studying!
Lynn
Catherine
I agree with your Dad. Kelly, you are a genius! 😉
Kelly,
From which study book did you learn this method?
Ruthie