Required Procedures for Study Notebooks, Text, & Lecture Jeanne Grimes Fauquier High

Reading Some books are to be tasted, Others to be swallowed, And some few to be chewed and digested. Francis Bacon English statesman and philosopher, 16 th century

Three-Ring Binders are required. Do not use your three-ring binder for any other subject other than history! You will keep a table of contents in your loose-leaf notebook. Each loose-leaf section or handout will be labeled and listed in your table of contents. Dividers are important. For each unit of study, a divider should be used to separate the unit from the rest of your notebook. Using your is part of the class requirement and and will count as part of your grade.

Your is THE place for notes, handouts, daily work, writing assignments and so forth. DO NOT USE YOUR TEXT FOR STORAGE OF ANY PAPERS. THE ONLY MATERIAL THAT CAN BE PLACED IN YOUR TEXT IS POST-IT NOTES!!!!!

Textbooks Textbooks are an invaluable source of information. Traditionally, most texts were “dry” and difficult to read. Today, texts have been adapted with the reader in mind and most are truly colorful works of art.

SEND Text Reading S urvey the text E ngage the text N otes from the text D ebrief your text notes

SEND S urvey DON’T READ!!!!!! Skim over the pages Look at the structure of the chapter Look at headings, titles, subtitles Look for summaries Identify major themes/ideas

SEND E ngage the textbook Read one section at a time. Write the key points in your OWN words on the right side of your notebook. Use the Cornell Method of note-taking. (see handout)

Debrief Questions you have on the notes Summary Statement Text Notes Key points, terms, people, ideas

SEND N ote-Taking Text /Cornell Notes Right Side

SEND D ebrief Debrief the Notes Left Side Questions to Ask Summary Statement (Across the bottom)

SEND Text Reading S urvey the text E ngage the text N otes from the text D ebrief your text notes

Lecture Note-Taking

Note-taking for Lectures Pitfalls Man, she/he is so cute What’s for lunch? Look what she/he is wearing! Blah, blah, blah when is this class over? Lunch-why do I have 3 rd lunch? I am hungry! The Good Stuff Don’t write down every word you hear Write down only important points Always review what you have written before the next class Review, Review, Review your notes!

Recording your Notes Cornell Method Handout

Note-taking Cornell Method Questions Key Points Outline of the lecture Summary statement

Note-taking Use Abbreviations Governmentgov Latin AmericaLA Checkingcheck Doublingdbg Psychologypsych WaterH20 Managermng

Note-taking Withw/ Withinw/i Withoutw/o For example e.g. That isI.e. Becauseb/c Especiallyesp Versusvs

Note-taking Comparecomp Definitiondef. Circaca. In Reference tore Vocab. to look upvocab TreatmentRx Cross-referenceXR Veryvy See page  pg#

Note-taking Picture Symbols Change Time and Dates Religion Law 

Note-taking Symbols And& And so on... Yields/results in  Equals= Not Equal  Interesting Memorize this Repeated Info.””

Note-taking Symbols Versus or againstvs Quote“ 1,000 (thousand)k Approximately~ Greater than> Less than< Question? Therefore 

Note-taking Symbols Percent% In addition to  Increase  Decrease  Most Important  Between

Thanks to Palm Beach Atlantic University for examples.