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Gorbachev
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Sociology paper
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*Library search
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*Outline
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*Rough draft
Math assignments
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*Chapter 4
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*Chapter 5
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*Study for test
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January
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Geometry
probs 24
42 odd
40
60
pick up milk & eggs
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History
Read Chap 3
30
40
Don t forget homework!
A
Biology
Finish lab report
60
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Read CH. 8
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Choose English topic
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Check with teacher
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Bring gym shorts tomorrow
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Call Cheryl right after sch.
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7PM Band rehearsal
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Health Redo 
chart 
due Fri
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Geometry
24-42 Even
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70
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Spanish
Essay rough draft
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120
See Mr. Dawkins for
Thursday Appt.
B
Band 6:30
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Notes
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Spanish
Essay final draft
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proof
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History
Chap 4
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Biology
Chap 9
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probs p.112
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Finalize Health chart, proof
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research English paper
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2:30 Mr. Dawkins
online
@ Lib. office
Bring gym shorts!
Dr. Gevens 5PM
Band 6:30
60
150
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Thursday
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Notes
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Geometry
probs 85-110
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90
Jerry - Are u picking me
up tonight?
What time?
Bring PJs
Call: Rob
742-6891
Toothbrush
Jack
742-2222
Makeup
Ira
743-8181
CDs see list
Cheryl
777-7777
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Study for Geometry quiz
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Study for Hist. midterm
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Biology
probs pp. 113-114
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ENJOY!
Call mom!
Church 11AM
Brunch @ Amy s 2PM
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W
hatever your grade level, whatever your grades, what-
ever your major, whatever your ultimate career goal, 
we all have one thing in common: the classroom 
experience.
Most teachers utilize the classroom setting as an opportunity to
embellish and interpret material covered in the text and other assigned
readings. If you always complete your reading assignments before
class, you’ll be able to devote your classroom time to the new
material the teacher will undoubtedly cover.
You’ve Got to Have Class
Exactly how you’ll use the skills we’ll cover in this chapter will be influ-
enced by two factors: the type of classroom setup and the particular
methods and styles employed by each of your teachers.
Each of the following general class formats will require you to make
adjustments to accomplish your goals.
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Lectures: Podium Pleasantries
Pure lectures are quite common from the college level up, but exist
only rarely at the high school level. Lecture halls at larger colleges may
fill up with hundreds of students for some of the more popular courses
(or introductory classes, particularly in the sciences).
Primary emphases: listening; note taking.
Discussions: Time to Speak Your Mind
Also called tutorials and seminars, discussion groups are, again, com-
mon on the college level, often as adjuncts to courses boasting
particularly large enrollments. A typical weekly schedule for such a
course might consist of two lectures and one or more discussion
groups. Often led by graduate teaching assistants, these discussion
groups contain fewer students—usually no more than two dozen—
and give you the chance to discuss points made in the lecture and
material from assigned readings.
Such groups rarely follow a precise text or format and may wander
wildly from topic to topic, once again pointing out the need for a
general mastery of the course material, the “jumping off ” point for
discussion.
Primary emphases: asking/answering questions; analyzing concepts and
ideas; taking part in discussion.
Combination: The Best (or Worst) of Both
Some postsecondary courses are, for want of a better term, com -
bination classes—they combine the lecture and discussion formats
(the typical kind of precollege class you’re probably used to). The
teacher prepares a lesson plan of material he or she wants to cover in
a specific class. Through lecture, discussion, question and answer,
audiovisual presentation, or a combination of one or more such
devices, the material is covered.
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Your preparation for this type of class will depend to a great extent
on the approach of each individual instructor. Such classes also occur
on the postsecondary level—college, graduate school, trade school—
when class size is too small for a formal lecture approach.
Primary emphases: note taking; listening; participation; asking and
answering questions.