Note-taking tips for middle schoolers

Note-taking tips for middle schoolers

October 21, 2020

Poll

When I take notes, I tend to

• use shorthand

• write in complete sentences

• sketch or draw

• use flowcharts

Skills for taking good notes

• evaluate information,

• organize information,

• summarize information

Multiple Select

Choose all of the skills required for taking good notes.

• Copy information words for words

• Evaluate information

• Organize information

• Summarize information

Note-making

• coined by Jim Burke

• to make meanings from information

• “manipulating information to make it sticky.”

• more active than the traditional note-taking

Multiple Choice

Which option is true?

• Coined by James Burn

• More passive than traditional note-taking

• Make meanings from information

Ways to make notes "Sticky"

• Focus on the purpose

• Be organized

• Use shorthand

• Pre-read

• Review notes

Multiple Select

What are ways to make notes "Sticky"?

• Focus on the purpose

• Use shorthand

• Write in complete sentences

• Pre-read

Focus on the purpose

• Help determine what note is taken

• Make the note relevant

• Make the note effective for studying test

Multiple Select

Which one is false?

• Make the notes relevant

• Make the notes generic

• Makes the notes effective for studying for an exam

Be Organized

• Start a new page each day for each class

• Put a date at the top of the page

• Leave space between ideas or topics to allow for easy scanning

Use Shorthand

• Write key words/concepts

• Do not write sentences

• Use symbols or abbreviation (Be consistent)

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to use shorthand?

• Write in complete sentences

• Use abbreviation

• Summarize the concept

Pre-read

• Get an overview of the documents before reading

• Preview includes looking at introduction, subheads, photos, summary paragraphs, study questions and the like

• Overview help determines what to take notes on

• Reading for answers develop self-testing skills

Multiple Choice

Preview does not include

• Reading summary paragraphs

• Look at images

• Looking at questions

• Reading the entire document

Review Notes

• Read the notes taken soon after leaving class

• Read the notes for accuracy

• Read the notes to see if it is relevant

• Read the notes before doing homework to help focus

Open Ended

Why do you want to review notes?