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__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ “I’m A.J. OK, overall, I’d say I’m a pretty good student. I’m pretty good about doing homework. I follow directions. I do all of the assignments and reading for my classes. My mind wanders a lot. I lose focus but I do my homework without complaining. I don’t even think about it – I just get through the reading and worksheets and that’s what counts, right? I study a lot before tests and quizzes. I always think I’m prepared, but it’s really weird, because my scores are low. I don’t get it. It’s kinda discouraging.” Is A.J. a metacognitive student? Why or why not? _ _____________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT PREVIEW “I’m Elena. My “problem” class is literature. I totally struggle with all those long, boring “thou” and “thee” 19th century poems. I was getting low quiz scores. I needed to improve my focus and concentration to work through those difficult passages. I was doing my homework with friends, but we talked a lot. Personally, I need total quiet to get my work done – no distractions. So I started going to the library twice a week to do the reading. That really helped. The unit on literary devices was so confusing. Allegory, allusion, alliteration – OMG they all sound the same! My teacher said that we have to be able to define the device and use it in our own writing. Now I learn three devices per week, and make three examples. I show the examples to my teacher to make sure they’re right. I ace the quizzes.” Is Elena a metacognitive student? Why or why not? __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________
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THE 21st CENTURY STUDENT’S GUIDE TO STUDY SKILLS
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