#50 Beg Student Guide

Reduce Stress

Take Notes

Study Well

Strategies for Student Success Objective # 50 Beginning Student Guide

Teacher’s Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Student’s Name:

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Stress in Life 1. Read the paragraph.

Problems in life make people feel stress. Stress is how your body responds* to life. Some stress is good, like a child’s excitement about going to Disneyland or a person getting a job.

Some stress is bad, like a parent’s worry about paying bills every month or a car accident.

Child with father at Disneyland

Woman paying bills

Assessment Task 1 4 points Score: _____

2. Write the answers. Write sentences.

A. What is an example of good stress from the paragraph? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

B. What is an example of bad stress from the paragraph? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________

3. Talk to a classmate.

A. What is the definition of stress?

B. Do you have good stress in your life?

C. Do you have bad stress in your life? *respond – behaves or acts Adapted from The Effects of Stress on the Human Body, Written by Ann Pietrangelo Medically Reviewed by George Krucik, MD, MBA on August 25, 2014 http://www.healthline.com/health/stress/effects-on-bod

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Stress and the Human Body 1. Stress that happens for more than two or three weeks is bad for you. Read about the effects* of stress on the human body.

Stress gives you headaches.

Your brain tells your heart to work hard and beat fast.

Over time, your heart gets tired of working hard.

Your brain tells your liver to make more sugar for energy**.

When your body makes too much sugar, your body does not use it. The sugar turns to fat. You gain weight.

Stress gives you stomachaches.

When you feel stress, you cannot sleep well. You feel tired and depressed. **energy = physical action

2. Answer the questions.

1. What word is the same as depressed?

2. What does your heart do when you feel stress?

a. tired b. sleepy c. sad d. weight

a. Your heart makes too much sugar. b. Your heart works too hard and too fast. c. Your heart stores fat. d. Your heart feels sad.

3. Write the sentences with the same meanings.

A) Over time, stress hurts the body. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ B) Stress makes your body heavier. _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ *effect – a change that happens because of a thought or action

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Stress Relief* 1. Read about ways to lower stress.

Everyone feels stress. It's not good to feel stress for a long time. Here's how to feel better: Woman meditating

A. Meditate Breathe in and count 1…2…3…4 Breathe out and count 1…2…3…4

Two men walking on the beach

B. Do fun activities with family and friends.

Talk to people you love.

Woman listening to music

C. Relax Listen to music.

Friends playing cards

Woman riding a bike

People taking a walk

D. Exercise Ride a bike or take a walk.

2. Watch your teacher*. Do what she does. How do you feel? *Note to instructor: Model the meditate activity in A. Breathe in and out slowly while counting. Tell students to practice.

3. Answer the questions. Write sentences.

A. What do you do to feel relaxed? __________________________________________________________________ B. What is one thing from the list in Part 1 you will try today to feel calm? _________________________________________________________________ C. What will you do this weekend to help you feel calm? _________________________________________________________________ 4. Read your sentences to a classmate. *Relief – help

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Writing: Stress, Stress Relief, and Me 1. Write four sentences to answer the question. Look at the previous lessons to help you write.

A. What is an example of good stress in your life?

B. What is an example of bad stress in your life?

C. What is an effect of stress on the body?

D. What can you do to relieve* stress?

A. ______________________________________________________________ B. ______________________________________________________________ C. ______________________________________________________________ D. ______________________________________________________________ 2. Ask your classmate to read your sentences and circle yes  or no .

There is a sentence about good stress.

yes 

no 

There is a sentence about bad stress.

yes 

no 

There is a sentence about stress and the human body.

yes 

no 

There is a sentence about how to relieve stress.

yes 

no 

Assessment Task 2 15 points Score _____

3. Re-write the sentences

1.

2.

3.

4. *relieve – to make better

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5 Tips* to Take Better Notes Students in Class

Do you write things your teacher says in your notebook? You are taking notes when you write words and ideas in your notebook. Here are 5 tips to help you take notes in class.

1. Learn some tips to take better notes.

Tips to Take Notes

A. Write short notes. Do not try to write every word your teacher says in your notebook.

Teacher: “Please buy the textbook.”

Student writes: buy book B. Use note taking **symbols. Here are examples: $ = money % = percent  = happy

 = don’t

**symbol – a picture that represents a word

C. Pay attention to the teacher. If you cannot write what your teacher says, stop writing. You can ask your classmates or your teacher for help later.

Can I see your notes?

Yes. Here are my notes.

D. Use abbreviations. Look at the examples.

Teacher: “We have a test on Friday.”

Student writes: test Fri Teacher: “Nouns are a person, a place, or a thing.”

Student writes: Ns = person, place, thing 1. Abbreviate these words: Thursday = ______________, minutes = ______________ E. What words do you hear in class? Use abbreviations for the words. You can use “V” for vocabulary or “Gr” for grammar. Use letters you can remember. *tip – idea, suggestion Adapted from Five Secrets to Taking Good Notes, ETS TOEFL August 3rd, 2015 https://www.toeflgoanywhere.org/five-secrets-taking-good-notes

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Name: ___________________

Study Tips 1 Notes Page https://youtu.be/o1nr8-NKIq0

Watch the video. Take notes.

Don’t study for 60 minutes.

Assessment Task 3 – Take notes on a video #1 4 points Score _____

Study for 30 ___________ two times.

1

Study at the same _____________ every day.

2

Use _______________________________.

3

_________________ a goal when you study.

4

Note to teacher: Tell your students to select the highest score (Study Tips #1 or #2 Notes Page) to enter in Item 3 on the checklist on page 8.

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Name: _________________

Study Tips 2 Notes Page https://youtu.be/6LpHZ0rffSw

Watch the video. Take notes.

Study to ________ the information.

Assessment Task 3. - Take Notes on video #2 4 points Score_____

1

When you ___________ taking a test, you 2

learn to take the test.

Study in the same __________ with supplies.

3

_____________ listen to music.

4

Put your phone away. Put it where you cannot see it or hear it.

Note to teacher: Tell your students to select the highest score (Study Tips #1 or #2 Notes Page) to enter in Item 3 on the checklist on page 8.

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Student Resource Page Stress Relief Watch the silent video and practice yoga at home. https://youtu.be/1eLsoLxkTqs

Watch the video to relax and breathe deeply. https://youtu.be/iTrl2yxO79g

Healthy Tips to Help You Manage Stress or Study Watch the video and identify healthy and unhealthy food. https://youtu.be/GnfTHsdTodA

Learn healthy habits vocabulary with Quizlet flashcards. https://quizlet.com/_4fe1s0 Study Skills Read and listen to a family’s homework schedule. https://goo.gl/okcAx9

(No QR Code available)

Read and Listen to Ned who is learning to read and sets goals. https://goo.gl/NvX7iL

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Reflect on Learning

Assessment Task 4, 2 points Score _____

1. What lesson in this guide was helpful to you? Check the lesson. Stress in Life (page 1)

Stress and the Human Body (page 2)

Stress Relief (page 3)

Stress, Stress Relief and Me (page 4)

5 Tips to Take Better Notes (page 5) What will the lesson help you do? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

2. Take the lesson from your Student Guide. Give it to your instructor with this page.

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Student Name: _______________________ Teacher Name: _______________________

Class CRN# _______________

Assessment Checklist 1. Monitor your progress on the assessment tasks checklist. Check  each assessment task as you complete it.

Assessment Task 5 2 points Score _____

Assessment tasks Points Earned

Instructor Initials

 1. Answer questions about a paragraph on stress.

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 2. Write sentences about stress and stress relief.

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 3.Take notes on a video about study tips.

______/4

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 4.Reflect on learning.

______/2

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 5.Complete this checklist.

______/2

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Total points for all assessments

______/27

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Instructor’s Report Total Points Needed to Pass: Beginning High: 19 Beginning Low: 15

Instructor Signature:

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Pass

No Pass

Date:

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Note to Instructor: Please staple this page in front of the page the student selected for Task 4, Reflect on Learning. Send to the EL Civics office at Mid-City. Please include a copy of your class roster with EL Civics results (P/NP next to students’ names.)

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