TAKING NOTES FROM WRITTEN INFORMATION: THE STEPS Prepare: Gather note-taking materials, e.g., note cards or notebooks, pencil, sticky-notes. Write subject/date/topic at top of note card or page. Preview written information: Note headings/subheadings; tables/charts/info boxes/illustrations Develop questions you want to answer, based on headings/subheadings Write questions on paper or note cards As you read, seek answers to questions; write your answers under/next-to your questions Place sticky notes next to information you think is especially important (or interesting) Write only key words and phrases (the most common mistake students make is attempting to write every word): Write legibly; use your own words; keep your notes brief Look for: bold, underlined or italicized words; dates/events/people and their importance Develop your own abbreviations/codes to use over and over Use graphic organizers (e.g., Venn diagram, T-chart, mind-maps) or rough sketches to identify relationships and/or make comparisons. Organize notes with bullets to keep track of main ideas and indentation for supporting information. Use to mark information you do not understand. “?” Ask questions: About information marked with “?”. About what you still want or need to know about information. Review notes ASAP: Read notes to make sure you understand what you have written; re-read add clarifying information as needed. Have you answered the questions formulated during preview? Compare notes with another a student’s (find “study buddy); Revise notes as necessary; condense whenever possible. Review notes after school and again before the next class on the same subject. Test yourself/review written information Concept: AD.4.B. Self-management for educational achievement (note-taking skills) HELP WANTED: TAKING NOTES FROM WRITTEN INFORMATION
TAKING NOTES FROM WRITTEN INFORMATION: THE STEPS Prepare: Gather note-taking materials, e.g., note cards or notebooks, pencil, sticky-notes. Write subject/date/topic at top of note card or page. Preview written information: Note headings/subheadings; tables/charts/info boxes/illustrations Develop questions you want to answer, based on headings/subheadings Write questions on paper or note cards As you read, seek answers to questions; write your answers under/next-to your questions Place sticky notes next to information you think is especially important (or interesting) Write only key words and phrases (the most common mistake students make is attempting to write every word): Write legibly; use your own words; keep your notes brief Look for: bold, underlined or italicized words; dates/events/people and their importance Develop your own abbreviations/codes to use over and over Use graphic organizers (e.g., Venn diagram, T-chart, mind-maps) or rough sketches to identify relationships and/or make comparisons. Organize notes with bullets to keep track of main ideas and indentation for supporting information. Use “?” to mark information you do not understand. Ask questions: About information marked with “?”. About what you still want or need to know about information. Review notes ASAP: Read notes to make sure you understand what you have written; re-read add clarifying information as needed. Have you answered the questions formulated during preview? Compare notes with another student’s (find a “study buddy); Revise notes as necessary; condense whenever possible. Review notes after school and again before the next class on the same subject. Test yourself/review written information Concept: AD.4.B. Self-management for educational achievement (note-taking skills) HELP WANTED: TAKING NOTES FROM WRITTEN INFORMATION
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