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Lesson Title and Curricular Placement
Lesson Title: **Test taking strategies** Subject: Study Skills Prerequisites: Sixth grade tablets, accessible file to download information from teacher, wireless capabilities, previous teaching in how to highlight

Lesson Objectives
To learn how to prepare for various testing situations To highlight key elements

Lesson Materials
Windows Journal Prepared power Point to be imported

Lesson Procedures
Please be specfic: Don't just say that students will download a file or import a PowerPoint into Windows Journal, tell me exactly how they will do this! You might want to practice by actually conducting a mock lesson using your procedures. 1. Students open up Windows Journal 2. Go to file - import 3. Students access shared documents file and import power point about test taking skills into Windows Journal document 4. Using a highlighter, students highlight notes using the pen mode 5. Discussion of using two colored highlighters and various widths to recall certain types of information 6. Students add anecdotal information in the margins.

Lesson Conclusion
Students access notes on test preparation and make an asterisk next to the strategies utilized.