ORGANIZE YOUR HOMEWORK!

Select a color for each class. For example, you may want to use the following colors with a system like this:

• Orange= History

• Green=Math

• Red=Science

• Yellow= English

• Blue=Geography

• Pink=Technology

Make a mental connection between the color and the class to remember your system. For instance, you might relate the color green to money—to make you think of math.

Sticky notes are useful when doing library research, writing down book and article titles, quotes, brief bibliographical citations, and reminders. If you can’t carry around several packs of sticky notes, then keep white notes and use colored pens.

Highlighters should be used when reading over your notes. In class, take notes as normal—and be sure to date them. Then, at home, read over and highlight in appropriate color. If papers get separated from you folder (or never make it into your folder) you can easily recognize them by the colored highlights.

Labels or round stickers are for your wall calendar. Keep a calendar in your room or office, and place a color-coded sticker on the day that an assignment is due. For instance, on the day you receive a research paper assignment in history class, you should place an orange sticker on the due date. This way, everyone can see an important day approaching, even at a glance.

Color coding can come in useful in a number of ways, even for a very disorganized student. Just think: if you see a random paper floating around you’ll be able to know at a glance if it’s a history note, research paper note, math paper.

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