1. Please take out paper for
Good Morning!
Please take out paper for
focused note taking.

2. Focused Note Taking
With Spoons

3. Focused Note Taking rubric
_____/1 Correct Heading which includes Name, Date, Subject (Not AVID), Period (1 point)
_____/1 Topic (1 point)
_____/1 Standard, Objective or Essential Question (1 point)
_____/2 Notes (1 full side of a page or 2 composition pages for a total of 2 points)
_____/2 Notes must be highlighted/underlined, circled, and possibly in different color ( 2 points)
_____/2 2-4 questions (Level 2 questions are worth 0.5 points a piece, Level 3 questions are worth 1 point a piece for a total of 2 points)
_____/1 2-4 sentence complete summary (1 point)
_____/10 Total
10/10-A+     9/10-A-     8/10-B     7/10-C     6/10-D     5/10-F

4. I. TAKING Notes
Select a note-taking format, set up the note page, record the Essential Question, and take notes.
There are many different ways to take notes…

5. I. WRITE NOTES AND ORGANIZE YOUR NOTES.
Listen & take notes in your own words
Paraphrase what you hear
Skip lines between ideas
Abbreviate
Use symbols
Write in phrases
Use bullets/lists

6. How to play spoons
Spoons is a fun party game that can be played by children and adults. This card game also goes by the names Pig and Tongue. Despite the name, spoons are not necessary to play those versions of the game. You can play with up to 3-13 people, but is best played with at least 6 players. Players take turns trying to collect a four-of-a-kind. Once someone does, everyone tries to grab a spoon. Without a spoon, you get a letter. If a player spells “S-P-O-O-N-S”, they’re out! The last player standing wins!
The goal of the game is to be the first to collect four cards of the same rank. If an opponent beats you to that goal, to not be the last to realize it
Required
A standard deck of cards (no Jokers) Spoons, one fewer than there are players 3 to 13 players Example: With 8 players, you need 7 spoons.

7. How to play spoons
Setup: For each player in the game you need four cards of the same rank from the deck. For example, with 5 players you could use the Aces, 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s. Shuffle the cards and deal them to the players. Each player will have four cards.
Arrange the spoons in a small circle in the center of the table and deal four cards to each player.

8. How to play spoons Game play
Each player tries to make four of a kind. Players simultaneously choose one card from their hands, pass that card to the opponent on their left, and pick up the card they've received from the opponent on their right. No player can have more than four cards in his hand, so it's illegal for a player to pick up a new card before passing one to the left.

9. How to play spoons The fun part
When a player collects four of a kind, he does one of the following actions, depending on which version of the game is being played:
Spoons: As subtly as possible, take a spoon and place it in front of yourself. A sneaky pull exposes those paying too close attention to their cards. A demonstrative grab leads to a wild free-for-all. Either way, it’s hilarious.
Pig: Quietly place a finger on the tip of your nose.
Tongue: Quietly, but visibly, stick out your tongue
Whatever way you play, it’s hilarious.

10. How to play spoons Scoring
The last player to grab a spoon, touch their nose, or stick out their tongue loses and is eliminated from the game. Remove a set of four cards from the deck and play another round.
Optional: Each player has three lives. The last player to grab a spoon, touch his nose, or stick out his tongue loses a life. When a player loses all three of his lives (which can be represented by the letters P-I-G), he's eliminated from the game. Remove a set of four cards from the deck and play another round.
The final two players in the game are co-winners.

11. II.  PROCESSING NOTES
Revise notes by underlining, highlighting, circling, chunking, adding, or deleting.  Be able to identify main ideas and details.  Evaluate the importance of information and ideas in notes.
You will be expected to…
Vocabulary words are circled
Main Ideas are highlighted or underlined
Missing information is added in a different color
Number the Main Ideas in order of importance

12. III. CONNECTING THINKING
Analyze the notes using inquiry to make connections and deepen content knowledge by asking questions and adding your own thinking to create greater understanding, identify gaps or points of confusion, and connect your new learning to what you already know.
You will be expected to write 2-4 Level 2 or Level 3 questions.
 That are possible test questions or
 Are about the notes or
Are items you do not understand
Level 1 questions the answer can be found in the notes
Level 2 the answer can be found by reading between the lines of the notes and making connections.
Level 3 the answer is not in the notes and you must think beyond the notes.

13. IV. SUMMARIZING AND REFLECTING
Pull together the most important aspects of your notes and your thinking about them to craft a summary that captures the meaning and importance of the content and reflects on how the learning helps you meet the note-taking objective
You will be expected to write one 2-4 sentence summary or reflection per set of notes
Summarize by writing the “GIST”

14. V.  APPLYING LEARNING
Save and revisit your notes as a resource or learning tool to help you apply or demonstrate what you have learned.
Bring your notes to class tomorrow so that we can play spoons for family Friday!