1. Note taking

2. Don’t try and write everything down Don’t Plagiarize!
The Do nots
Don’t try and write everything down
Don’t Plagiarize!
Listen to what the teacher says first and then write down the notes
Don’t type your notes, handwrite them

3. The before, During, and after
Make sure that if the teacher has assigned reading, that you have read it before class
Review your notes from the day before
This makes it easier to identify the key ideas
During
If you can pick your seat, sit close
Listen for cues
Repetition and changes in voice
Paraphrase what you hear
Use short hand
Abbreviations and symbols

4. Continuing the before, during and after
Review notes within 24 hours

5. Tips! Jot information down Bullets, Lists Web Not complete sentences
Key words and important info only
Don’t plagiarize
Don’t copy word for word
Summarize, Paraphrase
Quote
Use abbreviations or symbols
Organize your note
Make your notes useful to you
Tips!

6. Tips Figure out your method of note taking Cornell Outlining Mapping
Charting
Keep your structure
Don’t switch from one way to another
Highlight and comment later
Do this when you review your notes
Look up what you don’t get
Check the blog
Ask a classmate
Tips

7. Tips Title of the notes goes at the top of the page
Don’t worry about making your notes pretty during the lecture
You can rewrite them later!
Use arrows to connect ideas
Star important information

8. Trash notes Unimportant words Pronouns Articles A, An, The
Trash words we can throw away
The, To
They, A
Is, she, he
It, Etc.
Trash notes

9. Treasure Notes
Important words
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives

10. Some abbreviations

11. More Abbreviations

12. Symbols

13. Different ways to take notes
Cornell
Drawings
Webs
Lists
Boxes and Bullets