Method #7: REAP Method (helps the students to make a personal connection and provides them with memory triggers to recall information for later use)
Step 1: Lay notebook flat – divide up the page (in two) and put in the headings Class and the other REAP
Step 2: In class only take notes on the right side of the notebook under the heading Class
Step 3: After class go back to the notes and create a trigger (words, picture or phrase) that may help you remember the class notes
Step 4: After class go to the REAP column and fill in “REAPING THE BENEFITS” – SEE BELOW
R(Relate class notes to own life)
E(Extend material to a world connection)
A( Actualize – how the information might work in the world)
P (Profit – how this idea in your notes helps mankind or the world)
