Transcript I Just Read What?

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What are some of your most common
distractions?
› Internet
› Phone
› Roommates
› TV
› Music
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How can you eliminate these
distractions?
› Turn off electronics
› Classical rather than pop music
› Disable internet
 MACs - Freedom
› Isolate yourself
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How much will you read?
› 3 chapters or 1/3 of a chapter?
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How long can you stay focused?
› 30 minutes or 2 hours?
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How long do you have to complete this
reading assignment?
› 1 night or 1 week?
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Create an outline
› Headings
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Identify vocabulary before reading
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I. Nonconvulsive
Electrotherapy
› A. Richard Lovett
 1. 1756 treated with electrical
shocks
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II. The Power of Suggestion
› A. Therapeutic arsenal
 1. Electrotherapy and
hypnotism
› B. W. Erb’s textbook
Simplistically – over simplified
 Nutrients – a source of nurishment
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Make flash cards if need be!
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Margins, post-it notes, separate piece of
paper, etc.
– A = Agree
– D = Disagree
– EG = Good Example
– AP = I can apply this to mine, or someone
else’s life
– ? = Not clear
– * = Very important
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Or create your own!
D
A
A: Yes, I would eat
green eggs and ham
in a car!
*
Eg
D: I don’t think I could
eat green eggs and ham
in a car.
Eg: “I would not,
could not, in a car.”
* : They are HERE.
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True or False?
I should eliminate any distractions in
order to benefit the most from my time
reading.
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True, eliminating distractions will help you
to focus on your reading, and only your
reading.
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True or False?
I must stick strictly to the active reading
code provided.
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False, use a code that works best for you!
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True or False?
In order to use my active reading
techniques I must purchase my
textbooks and write in the margins.
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False, there are many different options:
post-it notes, extra sheet of paper, etc.