Welcome to Honors Anatomy '14 - 15. I'm glad you're here!
I am very pleased that you have chosen Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology as part of your schedule this year & very excited to get started on our journey through the human body together. Especially if you are a Senior, I'm proud you have chosen to challenge yourself when many students just want to make this a "kick back & cruise" year.
This website is designed to help you be more successful in this course. First, a couple of aspects to your success:
1. The most essential & absolutely critical skill for success is that you study the anatomical terms we introduce in each class hour every night until you have them mastered (I.e. you can define them correctly every time). I think it is fair to assume you would need to set aside 20 - 30 min per night (longer if you aren't studying them every night). Not that much study time.
There are 3 things I will talk about constantly in the course - the way something looks or its appearance. Where something is located in the body or its location. and finally what it does/its "job" or function. Everything we learn about each day and week will be with these in mind.
Remember: Appearance, Location, Function!
This is what this course is all about & it is not something I can teach you. You have to learn it for yourself. I will introduce these structures to you & we will talk about strategies for accomplishing this in class.
2. The second skill is a bit more general - organization. This is a big concept & encompasses many things in your life. If you are a senior, you will be juggling applications to colleges (for you Juniors it'll be prepping for ACT etc.) along with your school assignments, quizzes, papers, etc. from all your classes. In addition, perhaps extracurriculars like band/choir, plays, athletics, work and so on. You have to be organized to do it all.
3. Another critical component deals with procrastination - this is very dangerous to do in an Honors class. It is, in a sense, part of organization. The more organized you are the less likely you will be to procrastinate.
4. The number of terms in any chapter can be overwhelming. Flashcards can be your saving grace. If you don't make them, you'd better find another way to test your ability to memorize terms.
5. Finally, I encourage you to start or become a member of a study group. Get together once a week (or AT LEAST before a test) with classmates to study.
It helps to talk about the terms and use them. This is also a college skill.
6. Here is our approximate test schedule for the year. There may be changes as we go along!
This website is designed to help you be more successful in this course. First, a couple of aspects to your success:
1. The most essential & absolutely critical skill for success is that you study the anatomical terms we introduce in each class hour every night until you have them mastered (I.e. you can define them correctly every time). I think it is fair to assume you would need to set aside 20 - 30 min per night (longer if you aren't studying them every night). Not that much study time.
There are 3 things I will talk about constantly in the course - the way something looks or its appearance. Where something is located in the body or its location. and finally what it does/its "job" or function. Everything we learn about each day and week will be with these in mind.
Remember: Appearance, Location, Function!
This is what this course is all about & it is not something I can teach you. You have to learn it for yourself. I will introduce these structures to you & we will talk about strategies for accomplishing this in class.
2. The second skill is a bit more general - organization. This is a big concept & encompasses many things in your life. If you are a senior, you will be juggling applications to colleges (for you Juniors it'll be prepping for ACT etc.) along with your school assignments, quizzes, papers, etc. from all your classes. In addition, perhaps extracurriculars like band/choir, plays, athletics, work and so on. You have to be organized to do it all.
3. Another critical component deals with procrastination - this is very dangerous to do in an Honors class. It is, in a sense, part of organization. The more organized you are the less likely you will be to procrastinate.
4. The number of terms in any chapter can be overwhelming. Flashcards can be your saving grace. If you don't make them, you'd better find another way to test your ability to memorize terms.
5. Finally, I encourage you to start or become a member of a study group. Get together once a week (or AT LEAST before a test) with classmates to study.
It helps to talk about the terms and use them. This is also a college skill.
6. Here is our approximate test schedule for the year. There may be changes as we go along!