This guide was designed to assist you in preparing for your upcoming exams. Please take some time to look through to resources that are included and find which ones will work best for you. As with most things, you will likely find that the more time and effort you invest into this process, the happier you will be with you results. This is just a guide and should be used in conjunction with you Exam Review Packets and any other resources you have available. The amount of time that you will need to devote to preparing for your exams will depend on how well you understand the material in the Review Packets and how effectively you use your time. Exam Prep Timeline/Checklist o Friday May 12 th Exam Review Packets made available to students o May 12 th -17 th Focus on the end of year classwork, homework, tests and assignments in your classes. Wait to begin your Exam Prep until all of your regular assignments and tests have been completed o May 12 th -17 th As you complete your coursework, begin to organize all of your class materials into folders o This will help you see what you have, what you need to get and what you can disregard o You can also use this as a time to identify what materials you have that you will need to use for review for your exams o May 18 th -24 th Begin your exam review process o Complete Exam Self-Assessments in your classes based on what you see in your review packets o Set up an exam review schedule o Evaluate your progress as you go o Collaborate with you teachers on material with which you are struggling o May 23 rd -25 th o Stick to your review schedule and continue to assess your progress o Get a good night s sleep each night o Eat breakfast before you get to school o Take a deep breath and believe in yourself! Good Luck and have a wonderful Summer Break!
Pre Exam Self-Assessment Use your Exam Review Packet in each class to complete the following assessment The materials you need to review for each topic should be organized into the folder you made for each of your classes. Example: Exam Review Topic 1. Grammar and punctuation 2. Vocabulary 3. 4. 5. How comfortable am I with this topic? 1 = not at all comfortable 10 = I know everything about this topic Materials needed to review this topic Exam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Review Topic How comfortable am I with this topic? 1 = not at all comfortable 10 = I know everything about this topic Materials needed to review this topic
Exam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Review Topic How comfortable am I with this topic? 1 = not at all comfortable 10 = I know everything about this topic Materials needed to review this topic Exam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Review Topic How comfortable am I with this topic? 1 = not at all comfortable 10 = I know everything about this topic Materials needed to review this topic
Exam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Review Topic How comfortable am I with this topic? 1 = not at all comfortable 10 = I know everything about this topic Materials needed to review this topic World Language or Reading Exam 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Review Topic How comfortable am I with this topic? 1 = not at all comfortable 10 = I know everything about this topic Materials needed to review this topic
Time Management Schedule Example of Thursday Saturday Schedule Thursday 5/18 Friday 5/19 Saturday 5/20 Time Management Strategies The best way to manage your time while you prepare for your exams is to create a schedule so you can stay organized and calm throughout the week. Use your review packets and self-assessments to estimate how much time you will need to schedule for each subject Spend the most time on the exams which you feel you need the most preparation o If you feel like you are well prepared for some exams, still take a little bit of time to review that material too Make sure you schedule in breaks for yourself! Try to take a break at least after every 60-90 minutes of work so that you don t get burnt out It may help to color code your schedule, but it is not necessary if you find that distracting Make sure you communicate with your family when making your schedule so that you can factor in family events Ask you family to help hold you accountable to your schedule so that you have some support when you need it 4:00 Organize Exam Folders 4:00 Free time - Relax 9:00 Soccer Game 4:30 Snack Break 4:30 Organize exam material 5:00 Self- Assessment 5:15 Hist. Self-Assessment 5:30 Sci. Self-Assessment 5:45 Self-Assessment 6:00 Reading Self-Assessment 6:15 Dinner Break 7:15 Exam Review 5:00 Free time Relax 5:30 Exam Review 12:00 Soccer team lunch 6:00 Exam Review 1:00 Free time Relax 6:30 Dinner Break 2:00 Review Exam 2:30 Review Exam 3:00 Study Break 7:30 Exam Review 7:15 Review most difficult exam 4:00 Review Exam 7:45 Study Break 4:30 Review Exam 8:00 Exam Review 5:00 Study Break 8:15 Exam Review 5:30 Review Reading Exam 8:30 Reading Exam Review 6:00 Free Time Relax 8:00 Free time Relax 8:45 Free Time! 9:30 Turn off technology 9:30 Turn off technology 9:45 Relaxation time 9:45 Relaxation time 6:30 Dinner Break 7:00 Review Exam 7:30 Update Self-Assessments 8:00 Free time Relax 10:15 Get some sleep! 10:15 Get some sleep! 9:30 Get some sleep!
Thursday 5/18 Friday 5/19 Saturday 5/20 Time Management Schedule Sunday 5/21 Monday 5/22 Tuesday 5/23 4:00 4:00 9:00 9:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:15 4:15 9:30 9:30 4:15 4:15 4:15 4:30 4:30 10:00 10:00 4:30 4:30 4:30 4:45 4:45 10:30 10:30 4:45 4:45 4:45 5:00 5:00 11:00 11:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:15 5:15 11:30 11:30 5:15 5:15 5:15 5:30 5:30 12:00 12:00 5:30 5:30 5:30 5:45 5:45 12:30 12:30 5:45 5:45 5:45 6:00 6:00 1:00 1:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:15 6:15 1:30 1:30 6:15 6:15 6:15 6:30 6:30 2:00 2:00 6:30 6:30 6:30 6:45 6:45 2:30 2:30 6:45 6:45 6:45 7:00 7:00 3:00 3:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:15 7:15 3:30 3:30 7:15 7:15 7:15 7:30 7:30 4:00 4:00 7:30 7:30 7:30 7:45 7:45 4:30 4:30 7:45 7:45 7:45 8:00 8:00 5:00 5:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:15 8:15 5:30 5:30 8:15 8:15 8:15 8:30 8:30 6:00 6:00 8:30 8:30 8:30 8:45 8:45 6:30 6:30 8:45 8:45 8:45 9:00 9:00 7:00 7:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:15 9:15 7:30 7:30 9:15 9:15 9:15 9:30 9:30 8:00 8:00 9:30 9:30 9:30 9:45 9:45 8:30 8:30 9:45 9:45 9:45 10:00 10:00 9:00 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 9:30 9:30 10:15 10:15 10:15 Wednesday 5/24
Post Study Session Self Evaluation Class Topic Reviewed Grammar and punctuation Time Spent 30 minutes Quizlet Method of Study I still need more work to understand: Subject and verb agreement Vocabulary 25 minutes I still need to practice the last two units
Post Study Session Self Evaluation Class Topic Reviewed Time Spent Method of Study I still need more work to understand:
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