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Activity 1 & 2: Summarizing everything I've learned - Examples of academic vocabulary: assess, bias, correlate, evaluate, imply, justify, and perspective. - Street language is the opposite academic language, there are times where you should be using academic language and there are times where it is okay to be using street language. - How do you handle the different disadvantages to working in a group when they come up? - Can your essay structure ever be a little bit different? Or does it have to stick with that structure all of the time? - What is the best way to prepare yourself for the AP exam? - What websites can you use to help you prepare? - In AP classes, do your notes have to be two-column notes or are you allowed to use different lay outs? - Are there any strategies that you can use when taking a test that apply to all types of questions? - It is important to know whether a source is reliable or not because you could be given the wrong information about something that you are researching. || **__Summary of Skills__** - Academic vocabulary is very important in your social studies class, or in any class, because it is the language that your teachers, textbooks, and tests all use. You need to know academic vocabulary to better understand the things you are learning. - Academic vocabulary is more respectful and makes a better impression. - There are many resources you can use to help you with academic vocabulary including www.visualthesaurus.com and www.vocabulary.com. - There are advantages and disadvantages to working in a group. (Advantages: different opinions and ideas, people to help you) (Disadvantages: disagreements, someone might not be carrying their weight) - To ensure cooperative learning when working in a group, it is a good idea to assign group roles. (materials/observer, advice seeker/checker, manager, relater/summarizer) - Crocodoc is a helpful tool when working in a group. - There are 15 keys to excellent social studies essay writing. - Proper essay structure is a title that you have created, an introduction paragraph that includes your thesis statement, three body paragraphs that each have a different subtopic and details that support the subtopic, and a conclusion paragraph that summarizes the most important information from the essay. - A thesis statement is a one to two sentence argument that states the purpose of your essay. - Your thesis statement will most likely be a compound sentence. - The AP exam consists of 80 multiple choice questions to be completed in a 55 minute period then one document based open response question and two standard essays that are to be completed in a 130 minute period. - The content area that makes up most of the exam is economic developments. - Note-making essentials include reviewing previewing notes, breaking up reading, writing notes, paraphrasing, adding the most important details , making connections , keeping track of vocabulary , asking questions , and writing the main idea. - Previewing essentials include attempting to ascertain the topic and subtopics you are reading, getting a feel for the layout and structure, identifying key terms, making connections, making predictions , and asking questions. - The different types of questions include recall, odd one out, accuracy/judgment, consequence, and comparison. - There are different tricks you can use to help you remember things when studying such as rehearsal, self tests, chunking, mnemonic devices, visual cues, auditory cues, and being curious. - There are primary sources and secondary sources. Primary sources are actual evidence while secondary sources are trying to figure out this evidence. - Ask basic questions about a source before using it so that you can figure out if it is reliable or not. ||
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