Explore a Chapter

How to get into Second Life without really trying

Selby Evans is Thinkerer Melville in Second Life

Trail Marks

You get familiar with  a chapter by marking out your study trails.  Below are some trails you might want to mark.

Use distinct markers, clips, or marks.  

Try Explore-a-bore maneuver.  Print this page to use as a bookmark.  When you notice that you are bored, pick one of these trail marks.  Look through the chapter for passages that deserve that mark. 
Your one true path to studying

Know the Explorers

Quest questions:  What do you want to get out of this chapter? 

For each section:  What do you want to get out of this section?

 You won’t know the whole answer till later.  That's what makes a quest question.

Study Tips

Quest Questions Vs. the Head Nazis

Landmarks.  Places where you see a good connection with what you already know. 

Make notes or marks to remind you of the connections when you come back later.
Friendly places

Good stories.  Passages that can turn into an image or movie in your head. 

Imagery
Stories
Know the Storyboarders
Sign words.  Important words (bold, italics, long) that you have already met.  Have you met these before?  Do they mean something special in this course?
Recalling Cards 
Scenic views.  Pictures.  Graphics. Can you see them in your head? Can you put yourself into the picture and look at the scene from there?
Imagery

Wonder words.  Words that leave you wondering what they mean. 

Just wonder for now.  You will get more from them later.
Recalling Cards 

Junkyard. 

Stuff you can ignore?  Enjoy marking it out.
Badlands Places that will take extra effort.
What Makes the Badlands Bad?
Check your gear. Study Skills Ratem
Team up to beat the badlands
Rest stops.  End of each section.  Middle of long sections.  If you read while you are bored, you are wasting time.

Check points.  Things to check on at the rest stop.

What does the section title mean?

What is the most important information in the section? 

How will you recall this information? 

Memory Clipit

Four-doors to memory

Stash.  The author’s stash of summary information. 

Your first check on what you understand.  If you understand the author's stash, it is your stash.

Explorer’s notes:  When you finish exploring the whole chapter, make notes to remind you of what you found.   

Study: Best Practices Clipit
Make 4 copies of the first column.  Use it for the next 4 chapters in your easiest course.  Circle the items you found most useful. 
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