1. Note-Taking Strategies

2. How did you learn the skill of note taking? How did this skill contribute to your success? Quick think Questions:

3. Cornell note taking stimulates critical thinking skills. Note taking helps you to remember what is said in class. A good set of notes can help you work on assignments and prepare for tests outside of the classroom.

4. Good Notes help you organize and process data and information. Helps you recall by getting you to process your notes 3 times. Writing is a great tool for learning!

5. Developed in 1949 at Cornell University by Walter Pauk. Designed in response to frustration over student test scores. Meant to be easily used as a test study guide. Adopted by most major law schools as the preferred note taking method.

6. First & Last Name Class Title Period Date Topic Questions, Subtitles, Headings, Etc. Class Notes 2 1/2” 3 to 4 sentence summary across the bottom of the last page of the day’s notes

8. Summary is added at the end of ALL note pages on the subject (not at the end of each page) Summary added AFTER questions are finished

9. (Diagram copied during lecture ) (Questions about it ) How do the ticks find the cattle? Why don’t the ticks usually kill their host? How could tick infestations in cattle impact humans?

10. Outlines Outlines are a tactic that can be used to teach organized knowledge An Outline is an organized and structured representation of a larger piece of information. The structure is like a skeleton in that it contains only the major points and supporting points contained in the information.Outlines are a tactic that can be used to teach organized knowledge An Outline is an organized and structured representation of a larger piece of information. The structure is like a skeleton in that it contains only the major points and supporting points contained in the information.

11. What is an Outline? It is a basic overview of the important details in which more specific details are contained under a more general topic.It is a basic overview of the important details in which more specific details are contained under a more general topic.

12. Sample Outline Battle of MidwayBattle of Midway –Japanese losses 258 Aircraft258 Aircraft 5 Ships5 Ships –US losses 132 Aircraft132 Aircraft 2 Ships2 Ships –USS Hammann –USS Yorktown Battle of the Coral SeaBattle of the Coral Sea

13. Charts You can use charts to take notes as well.You can use charts to take notes as well. One very common chart is the K-W-L chart.One very common chart is the K-W-L chart. The letters KWL are an acronym for "what we know", "what we want to know", and "what we learned"The letters KWL are an acronym for "what we know", "what we want to know", and "what we learned"

14. The KWL Chart K What I know W What I want to know L What I learned Write the information about what you know in this space. Write the information about what you want to know in this space. After the completion of the lesson or unit, write the information that you learned in this space.

15. 5 W’s and an H This method of note taking is very effective for fictional textThis method of note taking is very effective for fictional text Ask yourself the following:Ask yourself the following: –Who? –What? –When? –Where? –Why? –How?

16. 5 W’s and an H, cont’d There are several ways you can diagram the 5W’s and an H, but the easiest is a simple chart:There are several ways you can diagram the 5W’s and an H, but the easiest is a simple chart: Story Title WhoWho is the story about (characters)? WhatWhat is the main idea? WhenWhen does it happen? WhereWhere does it happen? WhyWhy is this important? HowHow can you use this information?

17. Mapping In this method ideas are written in a tree structure, with lines connecting them together. Mind maps are commonly drawn from a central point, purpose or goal in the center of the page and then branching outward to identify all the ideas connected to that goal.In this method ideas are written in a tree structure, with lines connecting them together. Mind maps are commonly drawn from a central point, purpose or goal in the center of the page and then branching outward to identify all the ideas connected to that goal.

18. Mapping – how to: Start with identifying the main topic. This should be at either the top or center of your diagram.Start with identifying the main topic. This should be at either the top or center of your diagram. Next identify sub-topics or supporting main ideas. These should be located directly underneath or out from the center of your main topic.Next identify sub-topics or supporting main ideas. These should be located directly underneath or out from the center of your main topic. Continue downward or outward with supporting details until you have identified all relevant information.Continue downward or outward with supporting details until you have identified all relevant information.

19. Mapping Topic Point 1 Point 2 Point 3 Mapping is a graphic representation of a concept Topic Sub- topic 3 Sub- topic 1 Sub- topic 2 Supporting Detail 1 Supporting Detail 2

20. SQ3R SQ3R or SQRRR is a reading comprehension method named for its five steps: survey, question, read, recite, and reviewSQ3R or SQRRR is a reading comprehension method named for its five steps: survey, question, read, recite, and review The method was introduced by Francis Pleasant Robinson in his 1946 book Effective Study.The method was introduced by Francis Pleasant Robinson in his 1946 book Effective Study.

21. (Overview: quickly scan) (Establish a purpose) (to answer questions) (answers to questions with the book closed) (Take notes!) (at short intervals)

22. Electronic Methods for Note taking Electronic Methods for Note taking If you want to take notes electronically, you will need a laptop or tablet PC.If you want to take notes electronically, you will need a laptop or tablet PC. Many students now take notes electronically due to the technological ageMany students now take notes electronically due to the technological age You can use any of the previously mentioned methods electronicallyYou can use any of the previously mentioned methods electronically

23. Speaker says: “Hippocrates, a Greek who is considered to be the Father of modern medicine, was Born on the island of Cos in 460 B.C.” Notes say: “Hippocrates (Gr.) Father of med. B. Cos 460BC”