-working faster
-use different techniques to study and memorise
-testing myself to memorise Spanish and historical facts etc-constructing my own efficient timetable of study.
-using different Spanish exercises to expand my vocabulary and improve sentence structure.
-improving planning of a project or essay
-regularly reading Spanish aloud to improve my fluency of speech.
So I have been working to improve these skills while completing essays for history, investigating Europe, communications and literature.
The Spanish exercises have improved my vocabulary greatly. I now keep a self made dictionary of words that always seem to escape my memory. Just the act of noting the words down seems to help me memorise them better.
I am working a lot faster in most subjects. Although I want to progress further in maths class. It's unfortunate that each of us cannot spend much time with John our maths teacher. Everybody is moving at different rates and are getting stuck on different questions. This means that there is a constant queue to speak to him about anything. I feel that what I know about algebra at the moment is what I have been able to work out for myself. So I just need to get some help on the little things that I am getting wrong within equations. This is what I will work on over the holiday to get past that.
The timetable I am creating for myself at home is working well. I am able to delegate my time between subjects better now. It gets easier to estimate how much time each project will take. From there I can estimate the priority projects and also it's easier to put by enough time to complete a project gradually and avoid stress.
Reading Spanish aloud helps to improve my fluency and hear any mistakes I am making in pronounciation. It's easier this way to get used to the sound of Spanish this way also. I have been trying to make myself faster and faster. I think this will improve my fluency with time.
Over the holiday I will concentrate on:
-fully understanding the maths outcomes I am working on
-continue to memorise my vocabulary
-revise the Spanish I have learned and keep it fresh
-begin my essay for history that we will begin in the new year(this will give me more time for things I find more difficult such as maths)
-memorise the history we have covered so far. I need to keep this fresh in my mind as we will soon have an assessment: writing an essay within an hour without resource.
This will keep me going over the Christmas period, my priorities are Maths and Spanish, and also to have a rest and prepare for some more hard work next year!
