Textbook Strategy Bookmark

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21d005a0dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" >PT3 Readers are Leaders</FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>    |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PT3 Readers are Leaders"><U>home</U></A>    |  <A HREF="home38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training Room"><U> Brain Team</U></A></div> <div> <B>Textbook Strategy Bookmark </B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography Strategy Bookmark 1"><U>Biography Strategy  Bookmark 1</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography Strategy Bookmark 2"><U>Biography Strategy Bookmark 2</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="1ccc28c0.gif" border=0 width="194" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Textbook Strategy Bookmark </div> <div> Copy the bookmark below and use it to guide you as you read a textbook.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="269" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 85 WIDTH="259"><div> <B>Goal</B></div> <div> <B>To read a textbook to pass a test</B></div> <div> <B>(Note:  Add the goal of remembering the material for your class next year.)</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="267" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 217 WIDTH="257"><div> <B>Strategy before reading</B></div> <div> 1.     Think about the kinds of tests the teacher gives.  Look at the headings in the chapter,  the chapter preview, or the questions at the end of the chapter and make up for yourself questions like the teacher asks.  </div> <div> 2.     Think about your class next year.  Add any questions you think your teacher next year probably expect you to remember.</div> <div> 3.      Review all of the information in this topic that is already in your memory.</div> <div>       </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="266" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 201 WIDTH="256"><div> <B>Strategy during reading</B></div> <div> 1.  Look at the way the book is organized.  Choose which parts to read first and decide when to look at pictures, charts, and graphs.</div> <div> 2.  Make sure the wordmaster selects the important words and figures them out.</div> <div> 3.  Make sure the meaning maker understands each paragraph.  Suggest that the meaning -maker use a chart to organize ideas.</div> <div> 4.  Stop if you are confused and go back to where you last understood.<B>  </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="265" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 133 WIDTH="255"><div> <B>Strategy after reading</B></div> <div> 1.  Go back to the list of questions you make up.  See if you can answer them.  If not, review.</div> <div> 2.  Decide if there is anything you need to remember that you will need help remembering.  If so, use some of the memory-maker remembering tricks.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>