Messages+from+Yr12+2007

Messages to the 2008 Year 12’s from

the 2007 graduates **  ·  ** Study, study, study **  ·  ** If you don’t understand something, ask! **  ·  ** Really make sure you summarise a chapter after you’ve finished it, in your own words, this deepens how you’ll understand it. **  ·  ** Use a variety of study techniques **  ·  ** Use Douchy’s podcasts, they are really good **  ·  ** Start doing practise exams at least 2 weeks before the actual exam **  ·  ** Keep a regular sleeping pattern leading up to exams **  ·  ** Make lots of notes **  ·  ** Make the most of class time **  ·  ** Start going over things well before the exams **  ·  ** Do homework and keep up-to-date **  ·  ** Help one another **  ·  ** Use the manual to study **  ·  ** Have set definitions in your head. They don’t have to be the same as the text book, but be able to remember them on the spot. **  ·  ** Don’t get distracted in class **  ·  ** Teach someone the new information you just learnt. It helps store the important information ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  ** Draw up posters to help you visually learn ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  ** Write your own flashcards, with simple terms, of the concepts you feel less confident with. Read them just before you go to bed. ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  ** Be thorough when doing your chapter questions, they often help with your understanding and things are more likely to click easier in class ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  ** Don’t fall behind!! Trust me I know from experience. ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  ** Don’t get too stressed ** <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol"> ·  ** Do definitions and revision notes from the start of the year. Even when it gets tedious, don’t give up! **