Note Taking Strategies

What way or ways can note taking help you?

• Helps you focus and pay attention to what is being said.

• Improves your comprehension and retention of material taught.

• Improves organization skills.

• All of the above

You should take notes while you’re reading _________.

• so you can show your future teachers your notes so that they know what you’ve already learned

• because it will help you not get bored when you’re sitting in class

• because you can’t rely on your short-term memory to remember everything you read

• because notes will be helpful for any classmates or friends who need to copy your work

When taking notes, you should use abbreviations to write down main ideas

• True

• False

Some cues you should be paying attention to from the teachers are

• Restating information multiple times

• Stating "You will see this again"

• Both A and B

• None of the above

What kind of note-taking method is this?

• Cornell notes

• outline

• graphic organizer

What kind of note-taking method is this?

• Cornell notes

• outline

• graphic organizer

What kind of note-taking method is this?

• Cornell notes

• outline

• graphic organizer

What is the most common note taking method used

• The Cornell Method

• Outlining

• Visual Notes

• None of the above

What strategy will help you reduce the quantity of writing necessary in your notes?

• Taking a picture of the board

• Writing everything out word-for-word
  

• Using abbreviations, possibly doodling and symbols

• All of the above

What should you do soon after the lesson to help your understanding and memory?

• Review, summarize the notes and main ideas and write in key concepts/cues
• Don't do anything
• Burn your notebook
• Copy your study buddy's notes