Effective Note Taking

What should note-taking be personalized to?

• The teacher's preferences

• The student's preferences

• The textbook's content

• The class syllabus

What should be included in notes?

• Every detail mentioned by Mrs. Urban

• Main Idea and Supporting Details.

• All the content on the board

• Irrelevant information

What step tells you to create something new out of your notes?

• Taking Notes

• Processing Notes

• Applying Notes

• Reflecting on Notes

Why is abbreviation important in note-taking?

• To save time during lectures

• To make the notes look neat

• To fit more information on a page

• To confuse others who read the notes

What do we do when we process our notes?

• Find just the important details and main idea.

• Find the vocabulary.

• Summarize our notes

• Apply our notes.

What do we do when we connect our notes?

• Tie them together with ribbons

• Tie them together with duct tape

• Tie them together with ties.

• Tie them to our prior knowledge.

What is the purpose of writing a summary?

• Retell the main idea in your own words.

• To summarize the entire resource.

• To clarify and consolidate learning

• To impress Mrs. Urban

What is the essential question? It is the _____________ of notetaking.

Put the 5 Steps of Focused Notes in Order!
Put them in order from last to first!

• Taking

• Processing

• Connecting

• Summary & Reflect

• Apply

When we reflect on our notes, we are reviewing how we _____ about that lesson.