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At the end of each class, have students write themselves a summary of the big ideas they learned so they get practice sifting through lots of information to find its most important ideas.

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  • The habit of summarizing every class will be helpful to students in the future when they are no longer required to do so.
  • Additionally, these summaries will serve as a helpful study aid for quizzes and exams.

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