Anytime you do an assignment in class that does not allow you take notes, you should do a Learning Log. Learning Logs are perfect for following up on labs, videos, speakers and computer research.
A learning log answers 3 questions.
1. What did I do?
2. What did I learn?
3. Why did I do it?
Write a paragraph of at least 12 lines for # 1 and 25 lines for #4 that answers each question in detail. To answer #2, list at least 10 facts that you learned from the lesson. No summary is required for a Learning Log but it is done in the Cornell Note format.
For example:
Learning Log for AVID crossword puzzle, Dec 9
What did I do?
In order to review for our vocabulary test we divided into teams and worked a crossword puzzle that was projected from the overhead. Although we could collaborate, each team member had to participate by going to the board. Teams going out of order lost 5 points. Teams received 1 point for every word they completed.
What did we learn?
1. HOMES is an acronym for the Great Lakes- Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. 2. I learned that caviar is really fish eggs, called roe
3. peat is a bog material
4. rue is not only a plant but a feeling of regret.
Why did we do it?
This was an exercise in reviewing the vocabulary words we just learned so they will be in our mental vocabulary. Building our mental vocabulary will help increase our SAT score as well as improve our spelling. Critical thinking skills are also exercised in the solving of crossword puzzles because the clues can be interpreted a variety of ways. Opportunites to exercise the brain will cause us to have better retention of facts causing us to require less time to study in preparation for tests.