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Grace's Homework / Study Tips Blog April 2006 Archive

By Grace Fleming, About.com Guide to Homework / Study Tips since 2005

College Major Assessment Test

Friday April 28, 2006
A Quiz to Find a Major that Matches Your Personality Are you thinking about choosing a college major? This quiz is adapted from a career interest assessment model developed by ... Read More

Knowledge for College

Wednesday April 26, 2006
College professors will expect you to bring a broad base of knowledge when you start your college career. Check out this week's list of things you should remember from your ... Read More

MLA Style Guide & Tutorial

Monday April 24, 2006
You've spent hours on that term paper, and you know you've done A+ work. Be sure to finish in good form by creating a professional-looking bibliography. The Modern Language Association (MLA) ... Read More

Time Out: Secret Code Brain Game

Friday April 21, 2006
A Homework Excuse Cryptogram Put yourself in your teacher's shoes! The school year is winding down and you're probably gearing up for final exams. When you're ready to take a break from ... Read More

Improve Your Memory

Wednesday April 19, 2006
With an Ancient Technique In ancient Greece and Rome, orators and politicians were required to memorize long, complex speeches. They often used an exercise called the "Loci" technique. Loci means places or ... Read More

Free Classic Books Online

Monday April 17, 2006
Feel Like Curling Up with a Good Ebook? Did you know that there are thousands of classic books available online as downloadable texts? One of the major sites for free ebooks ... Read More

Diagramming a Sentence: A Tutorial

Friday April 14, 2006
An Old Technique Re-visited In order to recognize and use good sentences, students must understand sentence construction. While schools and teachers have moved away from diagramming, the process is making a ... Read More

How to Interview a Source

Wednesday April 12, 2006
Make Your Research Project Stand Out With a Personal Interview! No matter what you choose as a research topic, you can make your project much more impressive with an interview from ... Read More

Term Paper Tips

Monday April 10, 2006
Be Sure to Make It Stand Out! It's the time of year when teachers assign those famous and challenging term papers. One thing that I can't overstate is the importance of ... Read More

Your Secret Cheating Quotient

Friday April 7, 2006
A Cheating Quiz! No homework police here--the results are for your eyes only. Cheating is on the rise, and many students think that cheating is harmless. Do you? Where do you ... Read More

Cheating

Thursday April 6, 2006
There Are Times When You Should Think About It Surveys conducted over the past few years have shown that cheating is on the rise among high school students. One report from ... Read More

Organize Your Homework

Tuesday April 4, 2006
With Color-Coded Supplies When you organize your homework, you can improve your study habits and your grades. One way to do this is to use color-coded supplies, like folders, highlighters, stickers, ... Read More

The Rich Kids' Loophole

Sunday April 2, 2006
Are Some Students Cheating on the SAT? According to a recent report by ABC News, there is a new trick to scoring well on the SAT, but that trick is pricey. ... Read More

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