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Another way to take notes…Another way to take notes…

What Research Says…What Research Says…

Verbatim note taking is the least Verbatim note taking is the least effective way to take notes.effective way to take notes.

Notes should be considered a Notes should be considered a work in progresswork in progress

Notes should be used as study Notes should be used as study guides for testsguides for tests

The MORE notes that are taken, The MORE notes that are taken, the better!the better!

What Marzano Says…What Marzano Says…

TEACHER PREPARED NOTES…are a TEACHER PREPARED NOTES…are a great model as a clear picture of what great model as a clear picture of what the teacher considers important and the teacher considers important and HOW notes might be taken.HOW notes might be taken.

NOTE TAKING FORMATS:NOTE TAKING FORMATS: Informal outlineInformal outline Descriptive outlinesDescriptive outlines WebbingWebbing ChartingCharting SentenceSentence Combination = Cornell Note Taking Combination = Cornell Note Taking

THE INFORMAL OUTLINE.

Extrasensory Perception

-definition: means of perceiving without use of sense organs. -three kinds -

-telepathy: sending messages -clairvoyance: forecasting the future -psychokinesis: perceiving events external to

situation -current status -

-no current research to support or refute-few psychologists say impossible-door open to future

Example:

Webbing or Mapping

Charting

SENTENCE OUTLINEExample 1:

A revolution is any occurrence that affects other aspects of life, such as economic life, social life, and so forth.

Therefore revolutions cause change. (See page 29 to 30 in your text about this.)

Sample Notes: Revolution - occurrence that affects other aspects of life:

e.g., econ., socl., etc. C.f. text, pp. 29-30

Example 2: Melville did not try to represent life as it really was.

The language of Ahab, Starbuck, and Ishmael, for instance, was not that of real life.

Sample Notes: Mel didn't repr. life as was; e.g., lang. of Ahab, etc. not of

real life.

Then, there is Then, there is the…the…

CORNELLCORNELLNOTE TAKINGNOTE TAKING

METHOD!METHOD!

THE CORNELLTHE CORNELLNOTE TAKING SYSTEMNOTE TAKING SYSTEM

Recall Column(2Recall Column(2ndnd)) Recording Column (1Recording Column (1st)st)

------ 2 1/2”-------- -------------- ------ 2 1/2”-------- -------------- 6”------------------6”------------------

Reduce Reduce ideas and facts ideas and facts Record Record the lecturethe lecture to concise jottings and to concise jottings and as fully and asas fully and as summaries as cues for summaries as cues for meaningfully meaningfully

as as Reciting, Reflecting, Reciting, Reflecting, possible possible

and and Reviewing.Reviewing.

RECAPITULATE

Summary For Quick Reference

The 5 R’s of Note TakingThe 5 R’s of Note Taking

1. Record.1. Record. During the lecture OR During the lecture OR

reading, record in the reading, record in the main column as many main column as many meaningful facts and ideas meaningful facts and ideas as you can. Write legibly.as you can. Write legibly.

The 5 R’s of Note TakingThe 5 R’s of Note Taking

2. Reduce.2. Reduce. As soon after as possible, As soon after as possible,

reduce these ideas and facts reduce these ideas and facts concisely in the Recall concisely in the Recall Column.. Column..

Ask 3 questionsAsk 3 questions Include labeled diagrams or Include labeled diagrams or

pictures, formulas, etc.pictures, formulas, etc.

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3. Recite: SUMMARIZE.3. Recite: SUMMARIZE. Now, cover the column, using Now, cover the column, using

only your jottings in the Recall only your jottings in the Recall Column as cues, say over the Column as cues, say over the facts and ideas as fully as you facts and ideas as fully as you can, in your own words. Then can, in your own words. Then uncover and verify.uncover and verify.

Do this last.Do this last.

The 5 R’s of Note TakingThe 5 R’s of Note Taking

4. Reflect.4. Reflect. Distill opinions from notes. Distill opinions from notes.

Make sense out of the Make sense out of the material by finding material by finding relationships and applicable relationships and applicable meaning.meaning. Categorize and Categorize and re-examine periodically.re-examine periodically.

The 5 R’s of Note TakingThe 5 R’s of Note Taking

5. Review.5. Review. If a person were to spend If a person were to spend

10 minutes every week or 10 minutes every week or so in a quick review of so in a quick review of these notes, they would these notes, they would retain most of what they retain most of what they have learned and use have learned and use knowledge effectively.knowledge effectively.