Focused Note Taking

What is an EQ?

• Entertaining Question

• Essential Quotient

• Essential Question

• Entertaining Quote

If you take organized notes like Focused Notes, how much information will you remember?

• 10-40% of the info

• 40-70% of the info

• 90-100% of the info

• 70-90% of the info

If you don't take any notes at all, how much information will you forget in just 14 days?

• about 90-100%

• about 10-40%

• about 40-70%

• about 70-90%

Why should you take notes?

• helps to think critically

• helps to remember important info

• helps to study for a test

• helps to draw pretty pictures

When should you take notes

• Anytime you have information that you need to remember

• In the morning before the sun rises

• During the first full moon of autumn

• Anytime the daffodils are in bloom

What goes on the left hand side of your notes?

• notes

• questions

• summary

• EQ

What goes on the right hand side of your notes?

• Paraphrased Information

• Academic Vocabulary

• Information that helps answer the EQ

• The summary that answers the EQ

What goes in the reflection/ summary

• An answer to the EQ

• A summary of life

• A reflection reflecting off a reflective surface

• A summary summarizing some sums

What should always be written at the top of your notes?

• Name

• Date

• Grade

• Class

How old do you think Mr. Siemieniak is?

• 20-25

• 26-31

• 32-37

• 38-43