Creating Bulleted Notes

While preparing to take notes you should...

• read material carefully
• write down word for word
• listen for cues
• write down irrelevant stories

Tags

CCSS.SL.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

What should you not write down when taking notes?

• word for word and relevant information
• word for word and irrelevant information
• facts that answer the questions you're researching
• phrases

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Your notes should include...

• key words and phrases.
• complete sentences.
• full paragraphs.
• the author's opinion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Your notes should...

• be written as fact fragments.
• not make sense.
• use your own words.
• be copied and pasted from the source.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

It is okay to exceed the length of a line when notetaking.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.4B

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

You should include prepositions and articles when notetaking.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Bulleted notes should not have spelling mistakes.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

It is appropriate not to capitalize proper nouns when notetaking.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Using a hyphen (-) rather than a word is permissible when notetaking.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

If all the notes are about a topic, it is not necessary to write the topic when notetaking.

• TRUE
• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.9