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WorksheetsHow to take notes
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
Why do we take notes during a class or lecture?
To record everything that was said.
To help the content tick in our memories better.
To reduce passivity and boredom.
Why is it important to take our own notes?
You might not be able to trust another person.
It is considered cheating to copy notes.
It hurts your learning and memory if you don't take notes.
Most modern scientists suggest:
Typing notes
Handwriting notes
Either typing or handwriting notes is fine.
True or False:
It is a good idea to write down every word that the teachers says?
True
False
True or False:
Teachers lecture randomly with no structure, order, or organized style.
True
False
True or False:
Once you have taken notes, it doesn't matter when you study them.
True
False
True or False:
It doesn't matter where you keep your notes.
True
False
True or False:
You will probably remember everything, so you don't need to take notes.
True
False
True or False:
Taking notes from a video is the same as taking notes from a person.
True
False
True or False:
When reading, you can highlight as much as you want.
True
False
True or False:
If the teacher is talking, you should probably be writing.
True
False
What kind of information goes in box number 4?
Name/Period/Title
Summary
"In-the-Moment" Notes
Questions or Key Ideas
What kind of information would I find in box 3?
Lecture or Reading Notes
Key Ideas
Date
Summary
When taking notes, what can you use to help you write the notes faster?
Friend's notes
iPad
Abbreviations
Highlighter
Highlighting and colored ink can be used to help make...
...the notes prettier.
...the notes harder to read.
...important words and phrases stand out.
...me happy.
I should be taking notes using the Cornell Notes format while...
Select ALL answers that apply.
reading assigned text/articles.
the teacher is lecturing.
watching a video.
taking a test
reading for fun.
Which classes can you use Cornell Notes?
ONE answer.
History
English
Science
Math
All of them!
Where should my questions come from?
The essential question
The summary
My brain
The main ideas in the notes
1. 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
What word matches the definition:
a small part of something
main
subtopic
detail
outline
What word matches the definition:
arranged in a logical order
detail
organized
phrase
summary
What word matches the definition:
a general plan for a report or project
outline
phrase
key word
subtopic
What kind of note-taking method is this?
Cornell notes
outline
mind map
What kind of note-taking method is this?
Cornell notes
outline
mind map
What is the smaller section of a main topic?
subtopic
note
phrase
outline
What is the Golden Rule of Notes?
Stuff them away you got it now
Burn them like Fahrenheit 451
Look at them again in a scheduled 20 minute increments every night
Study them the night before the test only
Which Note taking strategy will you use?
Do you think you will use the same note strategy every day or switch it up?
