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Homework Hints

Snack on 'brainfood' - vegetable sticks, fruit, dried fruit, nuts, crackers and cheese drink lots of water. Try studying to slow-beat or classical music. Do some stretches and breathe in fully a few times - these are good stress relievers. Set yourself a time limit, then reward yourself with TV, phoning friends, and games.

What to Bring to the Library Your library card. Your assignment question sheet. A pen and some paper. Change for the photocopier. How to Plan Your Assignment Break your essay into chunks:

Analyse

Question the question - what is the topic?, what are the key points?, what are you being asked to do?:
*analyse *compare *contrast *criticise *define *describe *discuss *enumerate *evaluate *examine *explain *illustrate *interpret *justify *list *outline *prove *relate *resolve *review *state *summarise *trace

Research - What information do you need?

Ask yourself: what?, why?, when?, how?, where?, who?.
How are you going to find the information?
Find the information.
Make notes and write down reference details.

Plan/Sort

Read and survey for useful pages. Mark pages with a post-it note.
Skim to pick out relevant headings, words, summaries.
Make notes. When quoting directly, put the quote in quotation marks
Note down your sources for references (author, title, page number, publication date, publisher's name, place of publication, magazine number, volume and date if it's an article in a magazine).
Arrange your information logically.
Plan sections/paragraphs/illustrations.

Draft

Draft the main body first. Make sure that your writing is clear, concise, courteous and complete.
Keep in mind length and expression.
Next draft the introduction & conclusion.
Finally, write out your references.

Edit - Proofread:

is your assignment written in the correct format?
does it make sense?
check for tone, clarity, completeness.
does the text flow well?
is it about the right length?
check your grammar and spelling.
are all your references correct?

Homework Help

Flags of the World
How Stuff Works
Mad Scientists
Science Fair Central
Fact Monster
Dr Math
Planets
World Money
Science Fair Projects
The Minerals Industry in New Zealand
Encata

Homework topics:

Inventors and Inventions
Inventors Museum
Inventions
Dinosaurs
World Holidays & Festivals
ReliefWeb Natural Disasters
Biography.com
Plane Crash Info
Titanic
New Zealand Disasters
(Christchurch City Libraries)
Portals to the World
ANZAC History

www.recyclezone.org.uk/
www.crafts.kaboose.com/reusing-materials-make-new-crafts.html/
www.stardome.org.nz/kids/
www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/

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