Get Ready for Midterms

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News from My Tutor and Me

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Get Ready for Midterms! Plus Recommended Holiday Books
December 2009
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In this issue...

Ask the Tutor: Steps for a Successful Research Project

Tips for Parents: Tricky Multiple Choice Questions

Articles: Test-Taking Tips

Greetings!

We send you wishes for a wonderful holiday season! We hope you enjoy this special time to share the wonder of the holidays with your children. As they take a needed break from the pressures of school, we've recommended some holiday books that you'll enjoy sharing together. We're grateful for your support this past year, and wish you a very Happy New Year, full of happiness for your family and continued academic success for your children!

Happy Holidays!

- Fred & Shannon Converse

Ask the Tutor: Steps for a Successful Research Project

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Question:
"Dear Tutor, My son needs to complete a research project for his World Studies class by the end of January. He seems overwhelmed and isn't sure where or how to get started. Do you have any advice?" Read the answer...

Tips for Parents: 10 Tips for Tricky Multiple Choice Questions

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With midterm exams fast approaching, here are some tips for how to tackle those tricky multiple choice questions!

Read the directions carefully.
Answer each question in your mind before reading the possible answers, this will help eliminate the possibility of being confused by those choices.
Read more tips here...

Articles: Test-Taking Tips

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American children must be ready to learn from the first day of school. And of course, preparing children for school is a historic responsibility of parents.

Test. It's a loaded word. Important...something to care about...something that can mean so much we get apprehensive thinking about it. Tests are important, especially to school children. A test may measure a basic skill. It can affect a year's grade. Or, if it measures the ability to learn, it can affect a child's placement in school. So it's important to do well on tests... Read full article...

Recommended Online Resources:

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Learn how to take notes on note-cards effectively and efficiently!
The following link provides information about note-taking during extensive research projects. This two-page tip sheet includes how to cite all sources (books, magazines and websites), as well as sample note-cards and a sample outline to get you started.

Click here to download PDF.

Click here to view all Recommended Online Resources

Recommended Books: Holiday Themes

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Grades K-1
Moorman, Margaret: Light the Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas

Monroe, Colleen: A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree

Grades 2-3
Snicket, Lemony: The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming and The Lump of Coal

Wallace, Bill: The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa

Grades 4-5
Krensky, Stephen: Hanukkah at Valley Forge

Funke, Cornelia: When Santa Fell to Earth

Grades 6-8
Benderly, Beryl L.: Jason's Miracle: A Hanukkah Story

Lupica, Mike: Miracle on 49th Street

Grades 9-12
Clark, Mary Higgins: Silent Night and All Through the Night

Ellison, H. et al: NPR's Hanukkah Lights: Stories of the Season

Click here to view all Recommended Books K-12

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