What Note-Taking system should you use? When classes or material are difficult, you might wonder what the point of taking notes is Don’t be fooled: Note taking involves you in the learning process in ways you cannot do without. Notes help you with study tools and encrouage critical thinking and evaluation

Outline Form Sentence form Taking down whatever info you can as you connect key topics Restructure notes later if you need to

Guided Notes If teachers give you guided notes, don’t let it replace your note-taking Add extra info when needed

Cornell Note-Taking System Also known as T System Draw and upside down T. On the left is the cue column, leave it blank when you take notes, and fill it in later as you review. Insert key words or comments to clarify meaning Summary is at the bottom in your own words

Notes from Class Summary Cue Column

Create a Think Link Concept map/word web Visual form of note taking that uses shapes and lines to link ideas and support details Visual designs make connections easy to see, and shapes/pictures extend material beyond words Start by circling or boxing your topic in the middle of the page and then make shape extensions off of it

Texas Bbq, horses Biggest rodeo

Other Visual Note-Taking Strategies Time lines- use a time line to put in formation in chronological order. Draw a vertical/horizontal line and connect each item to the line Tables-Use columns and rows of a table to organize info as you condense and summarize Hierarchy charts-shows levels within gvt. Bureaucracy, levels of scientific classification of animals and plants, and more