NEST Day 3: Focused Notes

 Review note taking tips  Read text independently to take notes  Use collaboration as part of the Focused Note taking process Today’s Goals

Focusedl Notes are MANY things…  A way to collect information in class  A way to interact with the information you learned  A way to collaborate with peers  A tool to help you study information What are Focused Notes?

 Yesterday we…  Worked on formatting your page  Wrote an essential question  Read from a text and took notes  Learned some note-taking tips  Please take out…  Your Policies and Procedures packet  Focused Notes from our previous meeting Let’s Review

 In your Policies and Procedures packet, turn to  Today you will be reading the section “CELL PHONE POLICY” (located on the 3 rd page)  Remember to:  Scan the page  Look for headings, words/phrases, images/charts Preparing to Read

 Before reading and taking notes, REVISIT the essential question to focus your reading and note taking… EQ: What are important school wide policies and procedures and how do they affect me as a student? Preparing for Focused Notes

 Now READ the section on “Cell Phone Policy” Starts: “Students are allowed to carry their cell phones on campus. However, with this privilege comes… Ends: “… Student Placement Review Committee (SPRC) for a possible transfer, cell phone confiscated and returned to parent” Preparing for Focused Notes

BEFORE we take notes, REMEMBER…  Some quick TIPS for taking notes  SKIP lines between ideas  AVOID writing complete sentences  USE symbols, abbreviations, graphics when possible  INDENT to show relationships between ideas Preparing for Focused Notes

 Before writing your notes, ask yourself-  What is the main idea of this section of text?  HINT: Look at the heading  How should you write this main idea in your notes?  HINT: Look at the other main ideas in your notes Write the main idea of the text in your notes… Taking Focused Notes

 Following the main idea, let’s look at details  Examine the first paragraph  What are some important details related to the essential question?  Remember to indent when writing each of those details Write the details from the first paragraph of the text in your notes… Taking Focused Notes

 Following the main idea, let’s look at details  Examine the second paragraph  What is an important detail related to the essential question?  HINT: This detail is in the first sentence of the second paragraph  “Consequences for violating the cell phone policies: …”  Remember to indent when writing this detail  What are some details related to the important detail?  Remember to indent this within this important detail Write the details from the second paragraph of the text in your notes… Taking Focused Notes

 After you’ve finished taking notes, check the quality of your notes by working with a partner  With your partner check the…  Details included in your notes  Are you able to edit your notes? (add more, take some off, correct information)  Organization of your notes  Do some details need to be indented?  Can some details be abbreviated or represented as a symbol? COLLABORATING with Focused Notes

 GROUP SHARE-  What were some changes or additions that you made to your notes?  How did working with a partner help you refine your note taking process? COLLABORATING with Focused Notes

 TODAY we worked on…  Reviewing note taking tips  Reading text independently to take notes  Using collaboration as part of the Focused Notetaking process  TOMORROW you will…  Create questions using your notes Today’s Goals