Study tips

1.keep all of your vocabulary, verb charts, organizers and practice tests in a separate Spanish section of your binder. Put these materials in the front of the binder. Your latest papers will be ahead of your earlier papers.

2.review these materials periodically, not just the day before a test.

3.try to create word associations to help you learn the vocabulary words. Silly ones are often the most memorable.

4.review the vocabulary out of order, covering up the English and seeing if you can come up with the Spanish, and covering up the Spanish and seeing if you can come up with the English.

5.see if a friend or family member can quiz you

6.use your organizer to review grammar, but if you are unsure of something, your book is a good reference.

7.when you write, write as simply as possible and without translating word for word

8.do not overuse the dictionary. If you need a verb, make sure you find a word that ends in ar,er or ir. Once you find a word in Spanish, look for that word in the Spanish section of the dictionary to make sure it has the meaning you intended.

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