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VAK It!

VAK It!. Whole Brain Learning: VISUAL, AUDITORY, KINESTHETIC. Metacognition. Metacognition means thinking about your thinking. There are 3 steps: Number one: You have to make a PLAN. Ask yourself: What strategies will I use?

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VAK It!

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  1. VAK It! Whole Brain Learning: VISUAL, AUDITORY, KINESTHETIC

  2. Metacognition Metacognition means thinking about your thinking. There are 3 steps: Number one: You have to make a PLAN.Ask yourself: What strategies will I use? Number two: You have to monitor the plan. Ask yourself: Am I staying focused? Number three: You have to evaluate the plan. Ask yourself: Did my plan work? Why?

  3. Terminology/Main Idea A topic is the subject of a paragraph or longer passage. A topic sentence is the main idea of a paragraph. A central point is the main idea of a a whole passage. It's an umbrella statement that encompasses all the major and minor supporting details.

  4. Meta-Chant 1 Metacognition circumvents attrition of my GPA! It may seem esoteric but it makes me euphoric when I know the way! 'Cause when I strategize, I feel energized, Almost mes-mer-ized!

  5. Patterns of Organization The first three: Time order: a sequence of events Process: step by step Spatial order: the way things are arranged

  6. Patterns, CON'T The second three: Listing, classifying, comparison/contrast The last three: Cause/effect, Generalization/examples Definition/examples

  7. Meta-Chant 2 • Meta-cognition leads to instant mitigation of my anxious state! • So I can concentrate, annotate, contemplate, dedicate! • ‘Cause learning’s no sham; I’ll do well on exams • With meta-thinking, meta-thinking, • No brain shrinking!

  8. Proficiency Passages There are four types of questions: Factual: the answers are directly stated Inferential: the answers lie between the lines Contextual: the answer lies around a word Main Idea: the answer is an umbrella statement

  9. KWL Reading Strategy Three steps: K: What do I KNOW about this topic? W: What do I WANT to know about this topic? What can I predict? L: What have I LEARNED about this topic?

  10. Context Clues There are four types of context clues about a word in question One: Synonyms--Words that mean the same thing as the word in question. Two: Antonyms—Words that mean the opposite of the word in question. Three: Examples---Words that give an example of the word in question. Four: Inferences—The meaning lies between the ?

  11. Purpose & Tone There are three major purposes for writing: • To inform—using facts, examples, reasons, statistics. • To persuade—using connotative language, positive or negative • To entertain—using puns, jokes, satire

  12. Critical Thinking • Fact or Opinion? • A fact is a statement that can be proven right or wrong. • An opinion is a statement based on personal belief. • An informed opinion is based on facts.

  13. Critical Thinking 2 There are two types of arguments: • Deductive: The argument starts with the main point and is followed by supporting details—facts, examples, reasons, statistics. • Inductive: The argument starts with supporting details leading to a main point.

  14. Critical Reading/Thinking • What’s the point of the argument? • What’s the evidence to support the argument? • Is the evidence strong? (Facts, examples, reasons statistics?) • Is the overall argument strong? Or have important facts been left out?

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