for the ones who want to prime the brain before the lesson
Goal
Attempt a pre-test on material you haven't studied so the lesson lands harder when it comes.
Source principle
Generation: trying to answer before you know the answer, even wrongly, primes the mind to absorb the correct solution later. : from Make It Stick by Brown, Roediger & McDaniel.
The plan
- 📖6:30-6:35 AMOpen tomorrow's topic headings in the syllabus. Don't read the body.
- ❓6:35-6:50 AMWrite 5 questions you think the topic will answer. No peeking at content.
- 🤔6:50-7:00 AMAttempt each from memory or reasoning. Best guess only.
- ✍️7:00-7:05 AMCommit to a guess. Write it down. Don't hedge.
- 📊7:05-7:10 AMFlag confidence per question: high / medium / wild guess.
- 🎒7:10-7:15 AMPack the questions in your bag. Today's hunting list.
- 🗣️7:15-7:20 AMSay aloud: 'I'm hunting for these 5 answers today.' Set the intent.
- 🏹8:00-9:00 AMIn class: hunt specifically for the answers you missed.
- ✅9:00-9:05 AMAfter class: mark which guesses were right. Wrong ones are primed.