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Y E S OF COURSE I HAVE SOME STUDY TIPS FOR YOU

First off, let’s start with some links!

You said you were a visual learner. Well, all I could think of that I’ve learned in my time as a studyblr is that visual learners love to have all their information splayed out in front of them in organized fashions.

Here are some mindmaps!

1) This one you have to download but it looks really easy to use and has a lot of color and design options!

2) This one looks really simple and clean!

3) This is for if you’re on an iPad or prefer to work on an iPad.

4) This is really organized-looking and seems to allow you to integrate and import images and files and other things from Google Drive and lots of other programs!

How to make a mindmap:

• Skim the chapters you were assigned in the textbook to read, and read the introduction and closing paragraphs, section guides/goals, headings, and words, and write down important-looking dates and terms, and also the captions under graphs or pictures
• Type the main point of the chapter’s title and add questions (5 W’s if you can’t think of any)
• Read the chapters again, and diagram the subject headings and add key points as sub-points to the map
• Make sure to add vocabulary and key terms and dates

And since you’re working on history, here are some timeline softwares in case you’re like me and are totally helpless in history unless you understand exactly the order in which events occur.

1) This can let you use a whole ton of different symbols and create a legend and add your own pictures and stuff!

2) Here is another clean and neat program for you if that’s what you’re into.

3) This is just a different layout but looks pretty simple and easy.

4) This one looks like you can jam a lot of information into it!

And now for the tips!

• Make sure whatever notes you take are in chronological order
• Establish a connection between the facts (the mind maps and timelines should help)
• Flashcards are always great for cramming because you’re (hopefully) writing down all the information you need to know and reading over it to force your brain to recall the information: here is my guide on history flashcards
• John Green’s Crash Course videos are always great for last-minute studying!
• Look up multiple choice exams online to test yourself
• Go into your notes and highlight your terms
• Try that thing out where you present the information like you’re teaching someone the things you’re studying
• Make sure to create strong pictures in your mind while you read 
• Copy down diagrams
• Replace words with symbols or initials, it can speed up the process of study notes and helps visual learners to associate symbols with concepts rather than words
• IF IT’S AN AP

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