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Anybody know of any good children’s books in Danish, German, or French?
Check out this website http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ they have hundreds of children’s books in several languages - and its free!
http://www.childrensbooksforever.com/childrenpages/German1.html
Of Misunderstandings and Quidditch Practice
After a solid hour of searching, Ginny found Ron furiously scribbling an essay in a corner of the library beside an empty chair which, by the sheer number of books next to it, probably belonged to Hermione. Ginny shifted a pile of parchment and sat down next to her brother. Ron studiously ignored her eye. Ginny sighed.
“Look,” she said. “We didn’t mean for you to know.” Ron made a noise of disbelief, or perhaps disgust. Ginny fought down her irritation. “Harry feels very bad about it, you know. He doesn’t want you to be angry with him.”
Ron said nothing, although his frown relaxed slightly. Ginny fiddled with the frayed sleeve of her robe.
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May Masterpost Challenge! 14/20
May Masterpost Challenge by @educatier, the goal is to make 20 Masterposts in May!
How to: Study For the First Time
So I was one of those annoying students who didn’t really need to study to pass throughout my 1st-4th years of High School. I could’ve gotten better grades if I’d studied, but I didn’t need to study to pass, so I didn’t. It wasn’t until 5th and 6th year, when I actually needed to study, that I realised I had no idea how to study. So, if you have no idea how to study when you need to, hopefully this will help!
Time management:
If you’ve never studied before, the thought of studying may feel overwhelming and like it’s going to take up all your time. If you plan carefully, it won’t. Whilst this method means you are spending a fair bit of time each day, week and month studying, it also means that by exam time, you won’t need to spend all your time studying. Meaning you’ll be able to relax, you’ll be less stressed, and you will genuinely know and understand the content rather than trying to memorise everything in the course at the last minute.
Start studying before the school year begins. Schedule some time to just skim-read your textbooks or websites, maybe highlight or note down any recurring themes or key points.
Schedule time to go over the notes you took in class twice each day. Relax for half an hour to an hour when you get home, then rewrite your notes - put them into your own words, make connections and do some extra research on the topic, and include the research in your notes. This should take between ten minutes to half an hour per subject, but can be more or less depending on what you covered in class, if you understand the material, and the amount of time you put into extra research. These notes don’t have to look perfect, but make sure they’re easily legible, and have large headers (maybe organised by key - like Chapter 1, subchapter 1.1 etc.) so you can find them easily.
Later, maybe after dinner or before you go to bed, summarise the notes - don’t rewrite them out entirely, only write the key points and formulas. This should only take about ten minutes per subject.
Spend some time each week to revise everything you covered that week. Make a study sheet for each topic you studies, using the summaries you’ve already made. This shouldn’t take too long - you’re essentially rewriting slightly longer summary sheets that will help you later in the year, and as you’re already very familiar with the content, it should take maybe fifteen minutes to half an hour.
Monthly, go over everything you’ve studied that month. You should now have learned more concepts and information that builds upon what you studied initially, so go back to your summaries and notes and add extra information. There’s a few different ways to do this - you could make mindmaps or flashcards, for example. Take a day at the end of each month to do this - you’re covering the information for the month, so it’ll take a little longer, but it likely won’t take the entire day unless you’ve forgotten a lot of content and need to go back over certain topics in more depth.
In the lead up to exams (like 3-6 months beforehand) start scheduling extra time on weekdays (or weekends!) to study content you covered in the previous months. This is where all your great notes will come in handy - you’ll be able to test yourself to see what you remember, and if there’s content you don’t remember, your more in-depth notes will be invaluable for helping you remember what you need to know, as well as extra information.
At this point, also spend time working on your exam technique - for essay subjects, time yourself writing essays and see if your teacher is willing to look them over for you, for science subjects, use past papers and figure out how to answer each kind of question, and for art subjects, figure out what you need to do in your exam, practice timing yourself based on how long you’ll have, and spend more time practicing drawing/instruments/monologues etc. (This varies depending on subject.)
1-3 months before the exam, schedule time each week to go review each topic again - if you’ve covered 12 topics so far, try to cover 1 topic each week. Also schedule time monthly to cover the topics you’ve reviewed in the past month. This won’t take very long each day, as you’ve already reviewed the content in the previous months.
The month before the exam, continue practicing exam technique and reviewing course content. By this point, you should understand pretty much the full course, due to the frequent reviews. If you’re struggling, go back over content in more depth.
Organisation:
Organisation can also be difficult when you’ve never had to so much as look at your notes again. How you organise your studying varies greatly depending on how you take your notes, so I’m going to give some examples here.
Jotters (exercise books): If you’re using a jotter to take notes, take a new page for a new topic, and make sure you use big headings. Have a key of sorts so you can find certain topics easily - whether by numbers (1, 2, 3 etc. for main topics, 1.1, 1.2 etc for subtopics, 1.1a, 1.1b etc. for points within those subtopics, and so on) or a key you make up yourself. Whatever you use for your key, make sure you list the number, letter etc. clearly - if you note it in the top right corner, you can easily see the topic or subtopic just by flicking through the jotter. You can use different coloured jotters for different subjects, or even decorate your folder. (See @languageoclock‘s post for ideas on decorating jotters!
Folders (ringbinders): If you’re using a folder to take notes, again take a new page for a new topic, and use big headings. You can also use different coloured folders for different subjects, and coloured post-its to identify different topics, key themes etc., or you can separate topics using dividers. You may want to include space at the front of the folder for assignment due dates, test and exam dates, and useful information specific to your subject, such as formulas, key facts, etc.
There are also other methods, but these are the methods I’ve used.
Study schedules: making a study schedule can be helpful. Since using this method, what you study (before exam time) is mostly reliant on what you study in class, you could either put “study x subject”, or just leave a block of time each day, week and month in your schedule for studying, and mark the rest as “free time” or mark it according to your other commitments.
Journals and planners - having a journal or planner can be incredibly helpful, whether digital or on paper. For digital planners, set reminders a couple weeks before assignments are due, and for written journals, make sure you update your journal to include the due date as soon as you get the assignment or exam date. Many planners also have a “important dates” section where you can add this in, or if you’re using a bullet journal, you can add in a page or two for assignment due dates and tests and exams etc. yourself.
Actual Studying:
Chances are, if you’ve never had to study before, you maybe don’t know how you study best.
You can try these quizzes to find out more about your studying style. I also recommend doing additional research for more ideas on how to study.
Regardless of learning style, I still recommend making notes and summaries as they’re invaluable to refer to if you forget something or need more information, however when you’re reviewing, make sure to review in a way that suits your learning style. It’s simply a quicker and easier way to actually remember information.
If you’re a visual learner, using mind maps, the “cover, write, check” method, and colour coding may be helpful.
If you’re an auditory learner, talking out your notes, explaining the topic to someone else or discussing the topic with someone else, and watching videos on the topic may be beneficial.
If you learn by reading or writing, writing and rewriting your notes in different ways and from different perspectives could help, as could reading more on different perspectives outwith the course.
If you’re a kinesthetic learner, consider real life examples, how the topic affects you and others in daily life, and draw up charts and graphs to help illustrate your notes.
My other (relevant) Masterposts:
How to study with a mental illness
How to self study
How to study effectively
How to motivate yourself to study
How to organise your studying
How to improve your grade (at the last minute)
How to revise for exams
How to pass with low attendance
I hope this helps! This is mostly based on what I should’ve done in hindsight, along with some things that did actually help me during High School. If you have any other ideas, please let me know!
guys!!! During scholarship application season and I found this cute website to make resumes. It’s also very useful to make infographics to study from! Above are some of their free templates :-)
As a university student whose course load is heavily math-based, I’ve had my fair share of encounters with math problems that seem unsolvable, and notes that make absolutely no sense. Fortunately, I’ve also come across a lot of useful resources that I thought I would share with my fellow math comrades! So here is my list of “life-saving” math resources that will hopefully make your math life a little bit easier.
Wolfram Alpha
Definitely the most used resource when I am doing math homework. It’s capable of solving basically any math problem. You have to pay to see the step-by-step solution, and I have a shared account with my friend, so that’s an option if you want to pay a little bit less!
Symbolab
Similar to Wolfram Alpha, but free! You can see the step-by-step solutions without paying, so that’s great. However, the downside is that if your math problem is quite complicated, it may not have the solution (i.e. crazy integrals)
Paul’s Online Math Notes
This website has notes on algebra to multivariable calculus, with plenty of examples and explanations. This is an actual life saver for my friends who are doing advanced/university level math. Especially if your professor has atrocious writing but can’t seem to stray away from hand written notes.
Khan Academy
Has video lessons on elementary to university level math. Great for visual learners, since the lessons include a lot of graphs and diagrams. Not to mention this website offers video lessons on a variety of subjects!
Desmos
Graph functions (single and multivariable) and plot data tables!
Slader
Textbook solutions!!! You can probably find the solutions to most of the calculus textbooks used in universities. Really great for those who like to study by doing a bunch of practice questions.
Bonus: Scannable (not really math related, but still useful)
For those with professors who prefer digital submissions of assignments: turn your phone camera into a scanner without the bulk. The best scanner app I’ve come across - it will make your papers look like they’ve actually been scanned, even if you take the photo in bad lighting.
I just wanna take a minute of my day to thank @universityandme for her #you are a force of nature tag. If you’ve had a bad day or are feeling a bit down I 100% recommend to go through that tag, it really helps me to put things like failure or my future into perspective. Thank you so much.
Having the right study space can be the difference between putting your work off until the last minute and actually wanting to work. Here are some tips on how to create your perfect study space, no desk required.
pick a spot
If you already have a desk, then this may already be done for you. If not, look around for somewhere that has good lighting (natural is a bonus!) and is in an area that’s not too busy or loud. It doesn’t have to be big – it could be a corner, or even your bed.
pick a desk
Now that you’ve found a spot, you need either a desk or some sort of other surface to work on. My favorites: (ordered from most expensive to least)
Desks: Lots of storage (Ikea) ⋙ Bamboo (ikea) ⋙ Glass (walmart)
Lap Desks: Comfortable ⋙ Compact
find some storage
Color-coordinated organizers (pencil cups, paper trays, etc)
Drawer organizers
Pencil cup (set of three) - design one and two
Hanging folders
Storage box
Basket
Cork boxes (set of four)
decorate your space
Cork board
Chalkboard decal
Calendar printables (free)
Quote printables & more (free)
Even more quote printables (make your own too!)
Floral prints
City prints
Tons more prints
Hang pictures, notes, and your own artwork!
Plants (real or fake)
Your favorite books
String lights
Banners/pendents
Postcards or letters from friends
inspo - my favorite spaces
chalkboard by @katherinehenson
calendars and cactus by @mymidnightlatte
pink prints by @limestyle
fresh flowers by @eviepeeveylemonsqueezy
prints and pictures by @studyyoustud
storage goals by @secretdiaryofamedstudent
plants plants plants by @hanniestudies
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How to Practice Translating Using Wikipedia:
Why do this?: You’ll learn a lot of random info, increase your vocabulary and improve your reading, writing and translating skills!
Beginner: Translate Wiki articles from your target language/s into your native language or a language you are proficient in then compare them with existing translations. Work 5-10 lines at a time and make notecards of new words and phrases you learn as you work!
Intermediate: Give yourself a block of time (45 minutes-ish) to translate into your native language or a language you are proficient in, but don’t allow yourself to consult a dictionary until you’ve already passed the three paragraph mark. Try as best you can to determine the meaning of a word in context as you translate freely, paraphrasing in some spots (*mark these!!*) where you only get the gist of the article until you can go back to look up the vocabulary you need for an accurate translation.
Advanced: Practice translating into your target language. Remember it’s okay to make mistakes – this is just for practice!
If possible, ask a tutor or proficient/native speaker to give you feedback on your grammar, word usage, etc. when you’re finished. If you’re confident with your work, consider adding it to Wikipedia yourself!
Does anyone have any ideas for how to make a powerpoint more interesting/unique/grab the audience’s attention?
here are some tips on the top of my mind: - take it easy on the amount of text on your slide. it’s a presentation, so you should be clarifying more in what you say rather than putting all the text on screen.
- use colours sparingly/find a good template online which has a nice base.
- use fun photos/diagrams!
what would capture the audience is not just your powerpoint, that’s like 30% of a presentation. it’s how you present it and how you engage with the powerpoint that will pique the audience’s attention. if you’re just reading off slides, where’s the fun in that!
(05.17.16) loving my slytherin themed bullet journal spread for this week! since i only have three days of classes and it’s essentially my last week of school, i figured this weekly spread (heavily inspired by studyign) would suit my needs well. plus it’s cute :)
pens used: ultrafine papermate flair in black, green mildliner
Do you have any resources for learning German? I took 2years in high school but quit bc the teacher wasnt very good and now I want to start learning again
Hi!
I highly recommend the Goethe-Institut. They have tons of information about Germany and a community for learning German. I also found some other website like the Alumniportal and Grammar Online. I purposely don’t recommend Duolingo right now because 1. I don’t know how good the German course is, 2. I know from personal experience that sticking to using Duolingo is quite a challenge.
As I said in this post, I’d advise you to look at German from an insider’s perspective. Look up some German Youtubers - I don’t know what you might be into since you’re on anon, but Dagibee does beauty stuff, freekickerz do football stuff, Gronkh does Let’s Plays.
German music also exists (I know, what a shocker, right?). We have this whole genre called Schlager (Helene Fischer, Andrea Berg, and Florian Silbereisen, for example), but I personally find it hideous and don’t listen to it. You could look up people like Rammstein, Andreas Bourani, Cro, and Tim Bendzko. If you search iTunes or Youtube a little, you’ll probably find something you like!
As for books, don’t start with our classics, they’re hard to understand and use old words that are just cruel for learners of a language. Again, I don’t know what you’re into, but Grimm’s fairytales are originally in German. All famous books like Harry Potter, LotR, James Bond novels, anything you can think of have been translated into German - just read your favourite book in German! It works even if you have absolutely zero knowledge of German because you already know the story and can guess the vocabulary from context. For newspapers, try the Tagesspiegel, the Morgenpost, or the Süddeutsche. The Tagesspiegel has an everyday newsletter with a humorous view on issues from the capital, Berlin. It’s fun to read and it’s free.
I hope this was a start! If you have any more questions, feel free to ask. :)
how to earn more a's: tips from an honors student
Grades certainly aren’t the most important thing in the world. However, if you want to improve yours and don’t know how, here are some tips that have worked for me!
Be ready to conquer.
The class might seem impossible at first glance.
Don’t let that defeat you!
Go in with the attitude that says “I am going to do well in this class.”
Having some confidence will be a lot more effective grade-wise than going through each week thinking “I don’t care what happens. I just need a C to pass.”
Don’t take no for an answer. Personally, I go into class thinking “I am going to get an A in this class and that’s that.”
Spoiler: it usually works pretty well
In class:
Go to class.
I can’t stress this enough.
Unless you have a good excuse not to, GO. It is so much easier to work on material at home if you’ve heard it in class.
Take notes during lectures and participate in discussions!
You could ask someone to share their notes with you (and please do this if you have to miss a day!), but the act of writing concepts down and actively listening throughout the class will help when it comes to studying for tests later.
Do ALL the assignments.
That 5 point outline you have to fill out? Do it. The concept-quiz to be done online before your next class? Do it.
These points will add up. Even if it seems like busy work… do it.
If nothing else, it will add a few points to your grade, which if you want to think about it this way, will make up for an error on a test.
Build good relationships with your instructor. Don’t be afraid to ask them questions, or share your concerns about your grade, if you have any!
This will really let them know that you’re trying and that you care about learning and how you do.
Recently I spoke with my bio professor about how I felt behind in my class. She gave me some words of encouragement, and now I’m getting the highest grade in the class.
Studying:
Learn from your mistakes. If a study tactic doesn’t work or a test goes wrong, try to think about what you could have done to make the next one go better.
Finding study skills that work for you is a process of trial and error, so don’t be afraid to change what you’re doing and try something else.
Maybe making flashcards or mind maps or outlines won’t work for you, and that’s okay!
Set study goals!
Here is my masterpost on study goals
Here is my masterpost on study tips
Remember that improving your grades will take hard work. High GPA’s are earned, not given out, and it may take some time to find out what works for you. I believe in you! If you have any questions, feel free to send it my way.
hi, everyone! i love working with music so i created a post where you can find all the music i like listening when i’m studying or reading. there is a variety of playlists to choose from so i hope you enjoy it. good luck with your studies! x
8tracks
» more coffee, please » work hard in silence, let success be your noise » homework & study playlist » study ambience » chasing daydreams » tranquil study vol. II
spotify
» instrumental study » calm down » revision ballads » peacful piano » acoustic concentration » mellow beats
ambient sounds (youtube)
» hogwarts library » gryffindor common room » ravenclaw common room » slytherin common room » hufflepuff common room » relaxing reading music (x) (x) (x)
+ sites where you can find more ambient sounds
» noisli (a bunch of background noises you can choose from to help you focus while working, also has a timer and a tab where you can write stuff)
» coffitivity ( recreates the ambient sounds of a cafe, also available on itunes and google play)
» hipstersound (another ambient noise generator)
Put together another fun little info post about lecture notetaking! (See my first post on lecture notetaking here.)This time I though I’d sketch it out by hand and scan it into my computer instead of typing it out. Hope it helps!
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German Modal Particles ~ Aber
What is a modal particle?
A word that stresses/emphasises something in a sentence or reflects the attitude a speaker is trying to convey. They are scarce in English (and various other languages), but to give an example take a look at ‘then’ in this sense:
“So how old are you then?”
If one was saying this to a child it could be seen as making the overall tone of the question more endearing and curious, not blunt.
German modal particle - Aber
Most modal particles are words already existing in the language used in a normal context, but behave differently as a particle - aber is like this. Aber can be used in several different ways as a particle:
#1 - expressing surprise due to a difference in degree (e.g. hot/cold, light/dark but not car/bus which is difference in kind). Ex. Der Kaffee ist aber heiß! (the coffee is hot and I wasn’t expecting that)
#2 - with +auch to emphasise Ex. Das war aber auch eine Reise! (that really was some journey!)
#3 - used within a sentence to express contradiction. Ex. Sie muss uns aber gesehen hat (she must have seen us)
#4 - with +oder to mean ‘on the other hand’ Ex. Seine Befürwortung könnte der Sache helfen oder aber [auch] schaden. His support could help the matter or on the other hand harm it.
#5 - initially in exclamation to stress an opinion (can be scalding or reassuring) Ex. Hast du was dagegen? Aber nein! Do you have any objection? Of course not!
I hope this helps in some way. I’ve been trying to learn modal particles myself lately and by trying to explain them to other people it should help them stick in. I will write further posts on various other modal particles later :)
Idea: sign language being offered as a high school elective. People can take it as their second language credit.
My high school offered American Sign Language as a foreign language credit (:
