WRITING SKILLS Zanete Garanti Lecturer University of Mediterranean

WRITING SKILLS Zanete Garanti Lecturer University of Mediterranean Karpasia

About the teacher Zanete Garanti � Email: zanete. garanti@akun. edu. tr � Office: AKUN main building, room 202 � Telephone: 227 -3367/8 (113) � Mobile phone: 0533 850 5809

2. Note taking skills � Importance of note taking, � Note taking strategies, � Apps that can help you to take notes, � Practice.

Why to take notes? �Remember, �Examine, �Prepare, �Organize, �Review, �Think.

The 5 C’s of note taking � Take charge of your lessons, � Concentrate and focus on the material, � Listen critically, � Connect and capture key ideas.

10 bad habits that will not help you with note taking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Calling a subject dull. Criticizing a presenter. Overreacting. Listening for facts only. Outlining everything. Faking attention. Yielding to distractions. Choosing only easy stuff to listen to. Overreacting to emotional words. Daydreaming.

Note taking methods � The Cornell Method � The Outlining Method � The Mapping Method � The Charting Method � The Sentence Method

Cornell method of note taking Header: Date, Class, Topic In this section write down key words, and main ideas • These should be short, not detailed • You can look over this list to check for understanding, or knowledge In this section take all of your class notes • Leave white space and write neatly • You don’t have to write every word, just what you think is important In this section write a summary of the main ideas of that chapter or lecture

How to take great notes? � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=UAh. Rf 3 U 50 l. M

Note taking tools � There are many apps: � Google Drive allows collaborative note taking and editing, � www. Video. Not. es allows taking notes of any video while watching it, � Microsoft One. Note, Google Note Book, Personal Wiki… � Many will sync from your phone to your computer, � Not sure where to start try Ever. Note.

Practical applications homework � Improving your note taking strategies: https: //www. sru. edu/academics/enrollment/academicservices/Documents/College%20 Su ccess%20 Resources/College%20 Success%20 PWPTS%20 Print%20 Copies/Note. Taking. pdf � Taking better lecture notes: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Bvsf 591 r. YWE � How to… Cornell Notes: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w 3 p. M 5 h. Eg. Bk 4