Instructions for Vocabulary Words

Instructions for Vocabulary Words

1) Please keep your list of words and definitions in your English binder

2) On a 3X5 index card (any color), please write the vocabulary word on one side and the definition on the other. In class, I will show you the way that I complete my cards. (Please note that I will not accept definitions on notebook paper even if the paper is cut into squares.)

3) Please write your name or initials on every card. I recognize that this is time consuming but this should prevent students from "borrowing" other students' cards.

4) Please bring the "active cards" with you to class each day. Active cards are the cards for the words for which you are about to be tested. When you are finished with class work, you will be expected to study vocabulary words.

5) Study hint: On the day you get your list, write the words out on cards. For the next five days, learn five words while reviewing the previous words on the list. For example, on day 3 you will learn five new words and then review the previous 10 words learned. After a week, you should know all 25 words well and can spend the week before the test studying those words. 
 

6) Vocabulary tests count as major test grades, but students should make a 100 if they study.

7) Once you have taken a test over a set of words, please keep your cards at home in a safe place. You may be tested on these words again this year as well as in the future

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