Day 4- Note Taking Skills PPT developed by Debra A. Wilson

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 2 Note Taking Skills Copy information the teacher writes on the board. Listen for clue words that signal important information. Put a question mark in the margin if you don’t understand something. Use abbreviations to help you write faster. Make up your own. Review your notes as soon as you can.

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 3 Know What to Write Down Writing down anything the teacher writes on the board. Listen for words that signal important information (i.e. “pay attention,” “I want to emphasis this…”). Listen for clues that tell you how many details will be listed (i.e. “there are three major themes in this story…”).

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 4 Tips for Note-Taking Develop a personal style that works for you. Put a question mark in the margin next to anything you don’t understand so you will remember to ask teacher for help. Use abbreviations so you can write faster. Write on one side of the paper Put date and subject at the top of the page. Number the page to make your notes better study tools. Look over your notes as soon as you can to make sure they make sense to you.

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 5 Note-Taking Skills Video

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 6 My Note-Taking Skills Handout #1 – Mark each statement with a yes or no. 1)Note-taking is easy. 2)Write down only the important things the teacher says. 3)Notes make sense. 4)Look over notes asap. 5)Write down information from the board. 6)Listen for signal words for important information. 7)Listen for clues for how details will be listed. 8)Question mark for uncertain information, then ask teacher about it later. 9)Use abbreviations in notes. 10)Write on one side only. 11)Subject and date on top of paper. 12)Number all pages.

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 7 Abbreviations Handout #2 – Using abbreviations helps you write faster. Standard abbreviations. Make up some abbreviations of your own that can help you.

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 8 Notes from Listening and Reading Handout #3a- Listen to a news program. Select 2 stories to take notes on. Handout #3b –Select 2 news articles from paper to write an outline for. Select the main topic with details.

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 9 Note-Taking Word Search Handout #4a – the words below are listed in the grid forwards and backwards, horizontally, vertically, and diagonally. Circle each word. Some letters appear in more than one word.

PPT dev by Debra A. Wilson 10 Note-Taking Tips Handout #5- 1)Write down information the teacher writes on the board. 2)Listen for words that signal important information. For example: “pay attention”, “here’s an important point”, “I want to emphasize this”, and “here’s something you need to understand”. 3)Listen for clues that tell you how many details will be listed. For example: “there are three major themes in this story…”, and “the first thing you do is…”. 4)Put a question mark in the margin next to anything you are uncertain about, so that you can ask the teacher about it later or look it up. 5)Use abbreviations that make sense to you. 6)Don’t worry about spelling. You can make corrections later. 7)Write on one side of the page, so that you can see all of your notes when you lay them out. You can also make changes, add or delete on the blank side of the page. 8)Put the date and subject at the top of the page. 9)Number all the pages. 10)Look over and correct your notes as soon as possible after class. Put them in your own words.