How to Take Good Notes

A Primer for Third Grade

Mrs. Bueschlen

What is a note? What is the purpose of a note? How do I take good notes? What are the different kinds of notes? Where can I find good notes?

The Big Questions

It’s short! Pugs toy breed

It’s new! (Don’t write down what you already

know.)Pugs=dogs

It’s important! Pugs have eye diseases

What Is a Note?

Make sense of information

To learn:

What Is the Purpose of a Note?

Do not copy-put in YOUR words

Put information together

Connect old information to new ideas

Don’t write in complete sentences.

Ex: The two biggest rivers are the Yangtze and the Yellow Rivers biggest =Yangtze and Yellow Rivers

No need to write with beginning capitals or ending periods.

How Do I Take Good Notes?

Ex: Pug dogs are both black and brindle in color.. pugs brindle black, color

The second most important habit is exercising your pug sport after feeding it twice a day most important habit feeding–, second important habit – excersizing

Make sure the keywords are not too brief. You want to understand your notes when you reread them later.

Ex: live in apartments(too brief)

live in apartments: don’t need big spaces, don’t bark much, small in size

Keyword Notes

Sometimes it’s necessary to write down the exact text you read. Just make sure you use quotation marks to set off these direct quotes and write down who said that.

Ex: “A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” Gandhi

Quoted Notes

Look for TEXT FEATURES in your sources.◦ table of contents◦ index◦ headings◦ subheadings◦ photo /pictures◦ captions◦ Sidebars◦ bold words

◦ The topic sentence ( claim statement) in a paragraph

Where Can I Find Good Notes?

Ex. More than 400 dog breeds are recognized in their countries of origin, but of these, less than half are recognized internationally for show purposes.

400 Breedscountires of originused for show

Let’s Practice!Together, lets try taking good notes:

In major western countries, there is about one dog for every ten humans. Among the most popular breeds are the German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, Boxer and Pug.

Let’s Practice With A Partner!

A mongrel has three or more breeds in its ancestry. In many cases one may be known, but the rest are not. Because the temperament of a dog depends a great deal on its breed, it is not possible to predict how a mongrel puppy will turn out.

Crossbreeds are the product of crossing two different breeds. One example is the the puggle, a cross between a beagle and a pug..

Let’s Practice!

Go back to your research and practice taking good notes.

Raise your hand if you have a good note you’d like to share…

You Try It on Your Own!