Ways to Learn in your History Class

  • Step 1

    While sitting in class, try taking notes of what the teacher is saying either by pen or pencil or on an electronical device.
  • Step 2

    After picking your note taking strategy, try to paraphrase the teachers lecture and just try to write down the important information
  • Step 3

    Try every day to go over your notes, even If it's just 10-15 minutes a day. It helps more than cramming all of it at the last second.
  • Step 4

    During free times during your day, try to mentally quiz yourself over the notes that you took the other day so it will stay fresh in your mind.
  • Step 5

    Leading up to Test day, try using flashcrds to quiz yourself on the information.
  • Step 6

    Leading up to test day, put all the information into different labels and look at the label and describe everything that took place under that label.
  • Step 7

    The last step, the night before the exam, do a quick review and then sleep easy that night knowing that you know the information