Hi friends! Do you attend college? How many classes? With some much going on, some due dates may slip through the cracks. Those cracks can now be sealed because I have found a way to not forget. Pretty dandy, right?
If you have ever taken a glance at my Google Calendar, it is quite the array of color. Blue, darker blue, red, orange, green. When I plan, I plan seriously. I will write down when an assignment is due, what steps I am going to do to get to the completion of the assignment. Today, I will show you how I organize my calendar for class.
1 // Colors
Firstly, I choose colors. At the beginning of every semester, I sit down and assign a color for each class. For example, this semester I chose Light Blue for English 112, Red for History, Dark Blue for Introduction to Computers, Orange for Project Management, and Light Green for Public Speaking. Not only does this allow me to quickly spot one class and its assignments but it is much easier for if and when you decide to put together an assignment calendar.
Also, I keep one label called 'School' that I place all out-of-school dates and school events on.
2 // Syllabus
It’s really important to check your syllabus first. In college, the syllabus is your God. Copy down every single assignment due date into your Google Calendar by what class it’s for (the colors you just chose).
You’re next going to step up mock due dates.
3 // Mock Due Dates
Focusing on one assignment at a time, you’re going to set little due dates for yourself.
For example, if a project is due 4/29, you’re not only going to work on it 4/28, correct? I would hope not.
Let’s say this project consists of a paper, and a product. In this case, your paper will be a total of three pages and your product will be a PowerPoint. We’ll assume you were given the assignment one month prior, 3/29.
So, for the week of 3/29 - 4/3, you will pick your topic and complete your research, all research for the project. For this, this includes Works Cited for your paper and presentation.
4/4 - 4/10, you will outline your paper, and write a rough draft.
4/11 - 4/17, you will set your paper aside and build your PowerPoint including pictures and your information from your research.
4/18 - 4/24, you will edit your paper and PowerPoint.
4/25 - 4/27, assuming you will not be presenting this PowerPoint, you will use this time period to make any last edits to your project.
By sectioning out your tasks, the assignment at hand, I hope, does not seem overwhelming. This is why it is important, especially in college, to plan out when you will be working on your project.
4 // Completing the Task
Following the schedule you have created for yourself, you will not complete each task and essentially, assignment.
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As the semester rolls on, surely you will add and adjust your schedule to fit the one of the class. It’s always a work in progress but scheduling the small tasks to a big project can help you to avoid completing a full project or assignment in all of one week. And even if your assignment only has one week to work on, you can divide the worksheet, packet, etc up to fit your needs.
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