Effective note-taking strategies
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EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Sarah, Allison and Ellen
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Sarah, Allison and Ellen . Effective note-taking strategies. Record ideas and facts that students learn, to help them remember and use them later . Use with oral presentations or written sources in and out of the classroom Enhance student understanding of material Comprehension/retention - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
Sarah, Allison and Ellen
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
Record ideas and facts that students learn, to help them remember and use them later
Use with oral presentations or written sources in and out of the classroom
Enhance student understanding of material
Comprehension/retention
Prep for exams, complete assignments, and increasing reading comprehension
Reinforce what is being communicated
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Life & Career skills Productivity Accountability Responsibility Self-direction Adaptability Higher-level
thinking
Guided notes Literature packets Multi-genre Note cards Other examples:
Strategic notes Q notes Cornell notes Pre-reading questionnaire
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Literature Packets
Novel cards Literature circles Graphic organizers Quote responses Essay outline
You can mix and match which elements you want to include in the packet for each novel
The quality of the packet can be graded on how thoroughly each student takes notes on each novel or larger work.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
Notes with notecards Goal:
To teach your class how to take notes for research papers.
To teach your class how to form ideas and arguments from notes.
Supplies 2 differently sized packages of note cards.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
Procedure Students will be asked to bring to class
packages of 2 different sized note cards. The largest size will be used for their
notes. The smaller card will be used for citing
source materials. Present strategy to class then practice
in library using guided practice worksheet.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
Example
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES
Assessment Collect note cards throughout research
process Check for correct citations. Check for appropriate subjects. Check note cards against outline and works cited
page.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Positives
Students can arrange their note cards to help form ideas and create outline.
The process of taking notes, rearranging the information, and forming arguments climbs up Blooms taxonomy.
Every piece of information is cited. Cons
Potential for students to lose cards. Students responsible for providing note cards.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Guided notes
Organized notebook (notebook checks) Chronological order (date and title) Prepared hand-outs that outline lectures but
leave blank spaces for key concepts, facts, definitions, etc.
Follow the lecture Important points Foundation Questions/discussion
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ESPAÑOL EXAMPLE
New vocabulary Information about a
historical or other cultural event
Grammar
Introduce new vocabulary Use visual cues and guided
notes Have students use
vocabulary in class while it is being introduced
Assign flash cards as homework to reinforce new vocabulary
Play game/activity with flash cards to practice new vocabulary
To talk about food and beverages To indicate agreement or disagreementla cena creerel bistec Creo quela carne Creo que sí/no.el pescado (No) estoy de acuerdo.el pollo la cebolla To ask a question or give an answerlos guisantes ¿Por qué?las judías verdes porquela lechuga las papas To express quantitylos tomates algolas uvas muchos, -aslas zanahorias todos, -asel arroz los cereales To describe somethinglos espaguetis horriblelas grasas malo, -ala mantequilla sabroso, -ael helado los pasteles Other useful wordslas bebidas cada dia To talk about being hungry and thirsty Tengo hambre. Tengo sed. To indicate a preference Yo prefiero/Tú prefieres
Las verduras
La cebolla
Los guisantes
Las judías verdes
¿Qué prefieres _______________ o ___________________.
Yo prefiero ______________________________.
No como ni _________________ ni ________________.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES Multi-genre project
History project Literature connection
Example History research project may be on World War I
and the use of gas and trench warfare. Literature component could be about Wilfred
Owen’s poem “Dulce et Decorum Est.”
DULCE ET DECORUM ESTBent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed
through sludge,Till on the haunting flares we turned out backs,And towards our distant rest began to trudge.Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all
blind;Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hootsOf gas-shells dropping softly behind.
Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!--An ecstasy of fumblingFitting the clumsy helmets just in time,But someone still was yelling out and stumblingAnd flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.—Dim through the misty panes and thick green
light, As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams before my helpless sightHe plunges at me, guttering, choking,
drowning.
If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin,If you could hear, at every jolt, the bloodCome gargling from the froth-corrupted lungsBitter as the cudOf vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,--My friend, you would not tell with such high
zestTo children ardent for some desperate glory,The old Lie: Dulce et decorum estPro patria mori.
EFFECTIVE NOTE-TAKING STRATEGIES The strategies presented teach
students Organization Accountability Higher level thinking Responsibility
All strategies can be adapted to accommodate multiple subjects and learning styles.
Questions/Suggestions
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