Chapter 1

Question 0

What is a term calendar?

Answer 0

A term calendar helps you to organize your school and out-of-school activities.

You use it at the beginning of a term.

Question 1

What are the strategies you could use to have an effective strategy for using time effectively?

Answer 1

1) Prepare a term calendar.
2) Prepare a weekly planner.
3) Prepare a daily organizer

Question 2

How do you use a term calendar?

Answer 2

1) Ask each of your teachers for a list of assignments and dates and place them on your term calendar.
2) Get a list of the school activities for the current term.
3) Make a list of the out-of-school activities in which you plan to be involved.
4) Record any special notes about the things you have to do in the section headed “Notes” at the bottom of the calendar.

Question 3

What is a weekly planner?

Answer 3

The weekly planner is used to show in detail what you are planning to do during that week.

Question 4

How can you prepare your weekly planner?

Answer 4

1) Review your term calendar to see what you planned to do during the week,
2) Review notes from your classes to see what else needs to be added to your weekly planner.
3) Think about the out-of-school activities you need to do during the upcoming week.

Question 5

What is a daily organizer?

Answer 5

The daily organizer shows how you will use your time each day.

You have to make it each day to organize your day.

Question 6

How do you prepare your daily organizer?

Answer 6

1) Review your weekly planner to see what you need to do tomorrow.
2) Review your daily organizer to see what else you need to add.
3) Review your daily organizer for today to determine what you did not get done.
4) For each thing you need to do tomorrow decide how much time you need to do it.
5) Decide when you will do each thing.