High School Made Easy:Study Smarter, Not Harder!

By Helen H Heron

Stuck and frustrated at school? Students need High School Made Easy:Study Smarter, Not Harder! by Helen H Heron. Learn to easily, efficiently and rapidly master and remember your assignments for excellent grades. This ebook provides skills in listening, reading, note taking, research, essay writing, and test taking for all learning styles.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Helen H Heron
• Release date: Jun 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9781310517693

Helen H Heron

Helen Heron has dedicated herself to preparing students to be confidant and successful. Ms. Heron taught high school in Livermore, CA for thirty-five years. She helped develop the Honors and Gate curricula, served as the Social Studies Curriculum Liaison, and Area Chairperson. Ms. Heron is a graduate of Pomona College, Claremont, California, received her teaching credentials from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Masters of Education from Holy Names College in Oakland, California. Upon her retirement in 1998, she was named “Teacher of the Millennium” by PROMPT (Protagonists Requiring Observance of the Millennium’s Punctual Turning). Ms. Heron has served as the San Diego Mensa Gifted Children’s Coordinator and as a member of the Mensa National Gifted Children’s Committee. She has made presentations all over the world, including The Hague, Netherlands, Hong Kong and at the World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children in Orlando, Florida. Today Ms. Heron continues to publish on various topics including The Study Skills Sequence for Teachers and the Study Skills Sequence for Students. Helen Heron can be reached at [e-mail]

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High School Made Easy:

Study Smarter, Not Harder!

by

Helen H Heron

Illustrated by William S Coleman

Revised by Lisa L Hall Bates

Copyright 2016 Helen H Heron

Published by Helen H Heron at Smashwords

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement

Introduction

Learning Styles

Visual Learners

Auditory Learners

Kinesthetic Learners

Memorizing

Memorizing Tips for Everyone

Memorizing Tips for Visual Learners

Memorizing Tips for Auditory Learners

Memorizing Tips for Tactile (Kinesthetic) Learners

Manage Your Time Wisely

Listen and Learn

Listen and Make Friends in Social Situations

Listen Effectively at School or in Business

General Tips for Critical Listening

Reading: The Foundation of Learning

Improve Your Overall Reading Ability

Reading While Studying – The DiPace Process

Increase Your Reading Rate

Measure Your Current Rate

Build Your Eye Span

Improve Your Reading Comprehension

Retain Information by Taking Notes

Take Effective Notes While Reading

Take Effective Lecture Notes

Take Effective Essay Notes

Paraphrase Your Notes

Notebook Organization

Research to Get It Done

Find More Information

Narrow Your Topic

Use the Internet Effectively and Honestly

Categories and Classifications

Easy Essay Writing

Starting a Paper

Organize and Outline

Outline Styles

Paragraph and Essay Types

Sixteen Persuasive Arguments

Linking and Transition Words

Linking Words

Transition Words/Phrases

Edit Your Paper

Test Taking to Win!

Prepare to Earn Excellent Test Scores

Help with Specific Test Questions

Understanding Essay Questions

Overcome Your Fear of Tests

About Helen H Heron

Other books by Helen H Heron

Connect with Helen H Heron

Acknowledgement

This book is dedicated in loving memory of Thomas E. Karnes.

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Introduction

Good study skills are the foundation of success in education, as well as life. This book presents a variety of suggestions, that if practiced regularly, will help you to reach your potential in High School and beyond. Most study hints are geared for rote