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Unit 2 is a series of activities related to the chapter about the New
Deal from the history textbook used in History 121. This is the
first of the units designed to give you an opportunity to try on and try out a variety of
study skills. Not all of them will work for you, but you won't know which ones or
which combination of them work best for you until you've given each a fair test. Most people have
difficulty focusing on main ideas and details at the same time. They find it's
easier to learn details about things once they already understand the general ideas being
presented. Thus, we'll be practicing note-taking methods that help you focus
- first, on understanding the main ideas; and
- second, on mastering the details that support the
main ideas.
We'll do a few other things, too, to help you
master it, including hearing a history professor lecture on the material.
This chapter is divided
into four main sections:
- "A New President, a New Deal," pp. 791 -
801;
- "The Second Hundred Days," pp. 801 - 808;
- "The New Deal and Society," pp. 808 - 814;
and
- "The New Deal Winds Down," pp. 814 -
818.
To take the exam on this chapter, you must pass
quizzes on two of the sections. Once you have passed two quizzes, you need not take
any others before taking the exam. Remember: you must pass the exam to pass
the class.
Because everyone has
different ways of learning, you will be learning three different note-taking techniques in
this unit. You may use the strategies you normally use to study the first section,
"A New President, a New Deal." Then you will take the quiz on it in the
Testing Center.
For each of the remaining
sections, you will be asked to try a different note-taking strategy. You will need
to submit your work for the first subsection in each. If you demonstrate
understanding and skill in using that strategy, then you may continue working until you're
ready to take the quiz on the chapter. If you need to improve your skill in using
that strategy, you will continue to submit your work using that note-taking strategy as
you move forward in the section until you have mastered it. You'll take the section
quiz when ready.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me by clicking my name in the left corner
below.
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