Effective Note Taking

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Is note-taking a skill needed only for academics?

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Taking notes is a great way to organize information of for school, your job, your personal life, etc.

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The main reason for taking notes is...

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To help you retain information.

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What's a sign that something is worth taking notes on?

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If you see a bold word, if you see a definition or important explanation, or if I mention it/include it more than once...

Take a quick note. :)

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Which of the following is NOT a note-taking method? Outline Method, Cornell Method, Mind Mapping Method, Princeton Method

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Princeton Method

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What do all good note-taking methods have in common?

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They help you digest the information

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Students who take notes are more likely to remember information than those who don't.

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True: Making yourself interact with/look at the information more than once helps you remember information you'll need.

1: Reading it

2: Focus on key info

3: Write it in your notes

By the time you're done taking notes, your eyes should have read the info at least 3 times, and your hand should have written it/typed it once.

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When we say "chunking information," we mean...

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The process of dividing your notes into key topics or main points.

Put all your notes on Victorian literature in one spot and your grammar notes in another. You can break the information up into the following categories to make your notes easier to keep up with.

1. 1. Characteristics of the writing

2. 2. Key Authors and their writing focuses

3. 3. Important texts & themes.

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Why is it helpful to highlight key terms?

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To draw attention to important information

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What is one of the LEAST beneficial strategies for note-taking?

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Copying slides word for word.

Notes become beneficial when you translate the information in ways that are easy for you to remember.

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True or False: Hand-writing your notes is more beneficial than typing them.

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True