5 Phases of Focused Note-Taking

What is Phase 1

• Summarize and Reflect

• Processing Notes

• Connecting Thinking

• Taking Notes

• Applying your Learning

What is Phase 2?

• Summarize and Reflect

• Processing Notes

• Taking Notes

• Connecting Thinking

• Applying your Learning

What is Phase 3?

• Summarize and Reflect

• Taking Notes

• Applyling your Learning

• Processing Notes

• Connecting Thinking

What is Phase 4?

• Summarize and Reflect

• Taking Notes

• Applying your Learning

• Processing Notes

• Connecting Thinking

What is Phase 5?

• Summarize and Reflect

• Applying your Learning

• Processing Notes

• Connecting Thinking

• Taking Notes

In which phase of the focused note taking process would your teacher ask you to highlight the important vocabulary words?

• Phase 1

• Phase 2

• Phase 3

• Phase 4

• Phase 5

In which phase of the focused note taking process would you write a summary about everything that you learned in class?

• Phase 1

• Phase 2

• Phase 3

• Phase 4

• Phase 5

Write a 3-2-1 summary about the focused note taking process.

3 sentences about what you learned

2 sentences about how the focused note taking process will help you in all of your classes.

1 question that you still have about the focused note taking process.

In which phase of the focused note taking process would you compare the topic to something you previously learned or make a drawing to symbolize the meaning of the notes?

• Phase 1

• Phase 2

• Phase 3

• Phase 4

• Phase 5