TAKE NOTE I Why take notes A Facilitate

TAKE NOTE!

I) Why take notes? A) Facilitate comprehension 1) increased concentration 2) increased retention B)Facilitate memorization 1) clean 2) organised 3) strait forward C) More effective for future studying 1)creating tables, charts, synthesis questions, flash cards (Anki)

II) Different note-taking techniques A) Cornell Method B) Outline Method C) Concept maps

III) Outline Method A) Advantages 1) highly structured, logically organized 2) levels of information clear B) Easy to study from 1) read one line at a time, explain by reading out loud 2) cover information a)specific to general i) details to main topics 3)Use outline to make connections, tables, charts, questions

C) Format I) Main Topic #1 A) Sub topic#1 (information about main topic #1) B) Sub topic #2 (more information about main topic#1) 1) details about sub topic #2 2) more details about sub topic #2 II) Main Topic #2 A) Sub topic#1 (information about main topic #2) 1) details about sub topic #1 2) more details about sub topic #1 a) even more detailed information b) still more detailed info i) really detailed info ii) even more info! III) Main topic #3

D) Practice ……notes on the story ‘The 3 Little Pigs’ I) 3 pigs A) sent off to “live their life” 1) mother thinks they need to be responsible B) build homes 1) made of straw a) 1 st little pig b) construction characteristics i)cheap, easy to build, not strong 2) made of wood a) 2 nd little pig b) construction characteristics i)relatively cheap, relatively easy to build, relatively strong 3) made of brick a) 3 rd little pig b) construction characteristics i) expensive, hard work, strong II) Big Bad wolf A) menacing 1) “Little pig let me come in. ” 2) “Then I’ll huff, and I’ll puff, and I’ll bloooow your house down”.