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PICK A STRATEGY!

Hey everyone,

Hope you guys and girls are having a blast this Halloweekend! Party but be safe!

This week I get to choose any strategy I want to present to you all. It’s all about creativity and adaptation! Let’s see how creative I am!

This coming Tuesday I have a SPA 202 quiz. They are called quizzes but they actually feel like exams because they’re too long to be just a quiz. Now, because I have to study, obviously, I decided to use the Link System strategy found in chapter 7 of “It’s All About Choices” page 160. The Link system strategy is used to remember things by linking the word or phrase you have to remember to an image that looks or sounds like it. This is all put into a visual chart. For all you visual learners this is a great way to study because the information is placed in an organized chart and it is seen visually through images. Images, drawings, or maps are useful to those like me who learn through looking and observing.

First, I looked at the example in page 160 of how a Link System is used. Column #1 is where you will write all the words or phrases you have to learn. Column #2 is where you present an image of what does the word look or sound like. Column #3 is where you present an absurd picture intersecting the images of the word. In a way this strategy is to help you associate a word or phrase that you don’t know to something that you do know in order to remember.

However, I decided to adapt it to my SPA 202 class. For this quiz I have to learn famous places to go to when visiting Buenos Aires, Argentina. To do this I changed the first column from words to remember to places to remember. On the second column I will put this place looks like or resembles this place. On the third column I will put a picture of the actual place.

As a visual learner I made a right choice because I will learn through looking and I will be able to photocopy that image in my head and remember the place.

I’ve just explained again the type of learner I am. I also explained what I did which is the action of L A M E…remember? Maybe you can use this strategy to remember L A M E J In terms of materials, the work product is great because I feel like I know more now about the places in Buenos Aires. You can see that I adapted this strategy according to my course and what I have to learn so this would be my evaluation.

The other strategy I would like for you to see and try to use is D’s Do & Due! This is great to organize your assignments/homework and when exactly you will do them. The best way to start with this is buying the ‘Cuse Student Planner of the year. If you are not from SU then just find any planner that looks like the ‘Cuse one. When you see the picture you will know what I mean. You will form a line in the middle on every page of the planner. At the top on one side of the line you will write Do and on the other you will write Due, when the assignment is due for. This has helped me get through my first year at SU.

In terms of LAME: I’m a visual learner so this helps me see everything I have to do clearly. Action: I decided to use this strategy because it looked very effective and organized. I’m very organized so I like having everything in order. Materials: I’m using this for all of my courses. Because of this strategy I get all my work done on time. Evaluation: I worked with the strategy to make sure to put the most important assignments first. I also rank them in order of importance. Sort of like Ranking Priorities.

Hope you enjoyed this weeks post!

Try these strategies out! They have helped me so they must help you as well!

Have a great and fun HALLOWEEKEND!

Take care,

Gil