Note Taking Lecture 4 8 Basic Note Taking

Note Taking Lecture 4 8 Basic Note Taking Skills

1. Main Ideas and Supporting Facts • Very important to take ORGANIZED notes --arrange in simple outline format, means that main topics & main ideas should be on left-hand side of page supporting info. should be moved slightly to right EXAMPLE: Humorous comics-purpose is entertainment ex. Hogan’s Alley (1895), set trend Peanuts-best ex. today --simply drawn --not realistic Political comics make political commentary main ideasstart on left examples & supporting detailsmoved to right

2. Using Abbreviations and Symbols *Necessary to write quickly & efficiently when taking notes *Using abbreviations & symbols will help you write faster *We have many standard abbrev. (hour = hr. ), but you can also make up your own EXAMPLE: Notes on left are unabbreviated while notes on right have abbreviations & symbols. • Advertising is a ninety billion dollar industry in the United States. *Advertising--$90 bil. industry in U. S. • found in newspapers, magazines, TV, radio *found in news. , mags, TV, radio • Testimonials—advertisements that have people tell they use and like certain products *testimonials—ads. —people use & like prods.

3. Using Key Words and Phrases • Key words from lecture help you to remember main themes & ideas. EXAMPLE: Here are some key words & phrases taken from part of a lecture on Computer Crime. computers becoming popular opportunities for crime access private, secret information dangerous—movie War Games significant rewards Reading these key words & phrases should jog your memory as to what this lecture was about!

4. Numbering a Series of Steps *Most basic purpose of note taking is…organizing ideas in lecture *If lecture involves steps or stages, you MUST number steps clearly. *Best to start each new step on lefthand side of pg. EXAMPLE: These notes from a lecture on Film Making clearly number the necessary steps: How movies are made— 6 major steps 1 st step—find a property *types of properties 1. original story 2. from novel, play, musical 2 nd step—prepare the script

5. One you already know… * Refer to Lectures 2 and 3 format and examples. * Most popular and effective form of note taking known to humanity * Represents the foundation for all the other note taking skills * Time-consuming but well worth the effort! * Combine the Cornell System with the other note taking skills and strategies for a high-powered approach to note taking.

6. Using Sketches 7. (Drawings) *Sometimes, sketches help you to understand material in notes. *Sketches help us to VISUALIZE ideas. --visual ideas—very powerful & easy to remember EXAMPLE: Some sketches you might include in notes from a lecture on the human body… sketch of heart sketch of lungs sketch of pituitary gland

7. Making a Chart • For some lectures, making a chart is the best way to understand the info. • Charts are actually another way of visually representing and organizing ideas. • There are many different kinds of charts you can create. Your format depends on the categories of info. that you are arranging and how they relate to one another. EXAMPLE: The Chore Chart that Every Kid Should Have…

8. Using Numbers and Statistics * Numbers & statistics are part of many academic fields. * To hear numbers correctly, you have to practice 2 aspects: Be able to distinguish between stress markings on spoken numbers. ‘ 30 --thirty ‘ EXAMPLE: 13 --thirteen ‘ 19 --nineteen ‘ 90 --ninety (continued)

8. Using Numbers and Statistics (continued) Listen carefully for number group markers. --Numbers are given in grps. of 3 digits. So, for large numbers, you must listen for markers of millions, thousands, & hundred/ten/ single units. EXAMPLE: 25, 678—Twenty-five thousand//six hundred & seventy-eight (units)// 4, 064, 150—Four million//sixty-four thousand// one hundred and fifty (units) --Stress & pause will usually help you identify these grp. markers.