mazakaal Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I want ds to take some notes or make flashcards, but he thinks I'm being completely unreasonable. At what age do you have your dc begin to take notes? Should I just have him do the summary questions for review? I don't want him highlighting the book because I hope to use it with the other dc. So, what do you require of your 7th grader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 We do have them take notes starting withthe GS book. I have them doing a key word outline of the most important atcs for each paragraph and then they make flash cards with the vocabulary words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djkapp Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I also have a 7th grade ds who would be extremely unhappy with me if I asked him to take notes on GS. I do have him write down the definitions, complete (in writing) all the on your own questions, and complete (in writing) the study guide questions. So far this has worked fine for us. I will probably have him start taking notes when he is working on high school level materials. Hopefully that won't be waiting too long. Yvonne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 I do have him write down the definitions, complete (in writing) all the on your own questions, and complete (in writing) the study guide questions. Yvonne This is what I do with my 7th grader too and it is working well. She writes answers to the On Your Own questions and then checks the answers herself. I go over the Study Guide questions with her before the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjssully Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 For my advanced 6th grader i have her take notes on the most important things in the chapter with the understanding that she can then use these notes on the test. This is one way of motivating her to take good accurate notes and she doesn't complain. Of course, she has gotten almost perfect scores on the test. Next year, she will take nots but not have them available for the tests. pam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazakaal Posted November 7, 2008 Author Share Posted November 7, 2008 For my advanced 6th grader i have her take notes on the most important things in the chapter with the understanding that she can then use these notes on the test. This is one way of motivating her to take good accurate notes and she doesn't complain. Of course, she has gotten almost perfect scores on the test. Next year, she will take nots but not have them available for the tests.pam I like this idea! Great way to motivate her to take notes and hopefully develop a good habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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