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“P”SQ3R “HT-E-PA” Notes
• P-Personal
• SQ3R – see previous notes
• HT-Higher Thinking
• E-Essay
• PA- Project or Activity
“P”SQ3R “HT-E-PA”
• P-personal. Study sections at your own/quicker pace.
• SQ3R- see previous notes
• HT- Higher Thinking. Show evidence of higher thinking.
(HT-section.)
• Asking additional questions that relate to
advanced/ing Science, Technology, Math, Social
studies, English, Reading, the World, Culture, Music,
Art, Digital Media, etc.
“P”SQ3R“HT-E-PA”
HT-Higher Thinking
• Choose 3 or more sections to “HT.”
• Describe how something I learned is important?- what will I gain, how will I use what I
have learned.
• What do I want to learn more about? Why?
• Make a connection between the topic and one of the following:
• Another idea from this class
• Your life
• The world
• I wonder what would happen if_______?
• My solution for the situation that I read about is to_________.
(You can also discover if there is topic you wish to pursue in Science Extension !)
“P”SQ3R “HT-E-PA”
• E -Essay - Compose an essay that responds to or asks questions
about the section, and articulate them in a formal essay. (5
paragraph- intro, 3 section body, conclusion.)
(time depending and interest)
• PA- Project/Activity -design a project or activity (major or
minor -time permitting and interest. See idea sheet.)
• These will be peer reviewed and shared.
• You will also meet with Ms. S to discuss learning, progress,
and go over questions.
Project/Activity Ideas
• Design and conduct your own experiment using the steps of the Scientific
Method
• Problem solving experiments
• Technology experiments
• Application experiments
• Etc.
• Songs
• Pictures/Sketches/Poems/Screen Plays to help other students learn the
material.
• Detailed models, diagrams, or bulletin boards on a topic of your study
• Etc.
When should I do PSQ3RHT-E-PA?
• You may do this during class while the rest of the class is reading & working on SQ3R.
• You may start PSQ3RHT-E-PA at home (online textbook) and then finish in class.
• You may start and complete PSQ3RHT-E-PA at home and work on Enrichment in class.
– use back computer for Enrichment work.
• Enrichment:
• Further research for essay or project/activity
• Creating your own topic that you would like to pursue.
• Partner enrichment work.
• Other ideas.
• You may also choose PSQ3RHT-E-PA for some sections but not others.
• You may also opt out of independent and silent R and R (to meet with Ms. S). You may
also do Enrich sheet instead.
PSQ3RHT-E-PA Group Work
• You will also have opportunities to work with
other members who choose PSQ3RHT-E-PA
for section work.
Who is interested? 
• The beauty of PSQ3R-HT-EPA is that you are
never finished! (i.e.- you will never say “I’m
finished. What do I do now?”)
• You will always keep learning, asking new
questions, researching new ideas, writing more
essays, and creating new projects! 