1. Methods
for
Taking
Effec4ve
Notes

2. First
Things
First
• Do
read
the
assigned
readings
for
class
ahead
of
4me,
perhaps
even
taking
some
notes
from
your
reading!
• Don’t
sit
next
to
your
friends
in
class
if
you
want
to
take
good
notes.
• Don’t
hesitate
to
ask
ques4ons
of
the
teacher
if
you
don’t
understand
something.
• AFempt
to
capture
in
your
notes
main
ideas,
key
facts,
vocabulary,
and
cri4cal
examples.
• Try
to
pay
aFen4on
and
listen…

3. Five
Important
Reasons
to
Take
Notes
• Notes
trigger
memories
of
lecture/reading
•
Your
notes
are
oMen
a
source
of
valuable
clues
for
what
informa4on
the
instructor
thinks
most
important
(i.e.,
what
will
show
up
on
the
next
test).
• Notes
inscribe
informa4on
bodily
(muscle
memory)—
remember
mul4ple
intelligences.
• Taking
notes
helps
you
to
concentrate
in
class
• Notes
create
a
resource
for
test
prepara4on
• Your
notes
oMen
contain
informa4on
that
cannot
be
found
elsewhere
(i.e.,
in
your
textbook)

4. Streamline
Your
Notes
• Eliminate small connecting words such as: is, are, was, were,
a, an
• Eliminate pronouns such as: they, these, his, that, them
• Do not eliminate: KEEP - in, on.
• Drop the last several letters of a word (appropriate with
approp)
• Drop some internal vowels of a word (large with lrg)
• Use texting symbols!

5. Using
Symbols
• And/Plus
&+
• Equals
=
• Minus
-­‐
• Number
#
• Times
x
• Greater
than,
more,
larger
>
• Less
Than,
less,
smaller
<
• With
W/
• Without
w/out
• Within
w/in
• Because
b/c
• Different
d/f
• Leads
to,
produces,
results
in
→
• Comes
From
←
• Per
∕
• Mutual
InteracRon
↔
• Increase
↑
• Decrease
↓
• At
@
• For
4

6. The
6
R’s
of
Note
Taking
• Record
–
write
down
key
informa4on.
Ideas/concepts
that
are
important
• Reduce
–
what
you
are
summarizing
and
lis4ng
key
phrases
• Recite-­‐
look
at
the
previous
notes
from
homework
and
class
• Reflect
–
reflect
on
informa4on
you
learned
in
class
• Recall-­‐
Test
your
memory,
don’t
look
at
your
notes
or
book,
and
write
down
what
you
can
remember
• Review
–
review
all
your
notes
daily!

7. The
Mapping
Method
• Mapping
is
a
graphic
representa4on
of
the
content
of
a
lecture.
It
is
a
method
that
maximizes
ac4ve
par4cipa4on,
affords
immediate
knowledge
as
to
its
understanding,
and
emphasizes
cri4cal
thinking.
EXTRASENSORY
í
ê î
Telepathy
Clairvoyance
Psychokineisis
Sending
Messages
Forecas4ng
the
Future
Perceiving
Events
to
external
Situa4ons
This
format
helps
you
to
visually
track
your
lecture
regardless
of
condi4ons.
LiFle
thinking
is
needed
and
rela4onships
can
easily
be
seen.
It
is
also
easy
to
edit
your
notes
by
adding
numbers,
marks,
and
color
coding.
Review
will
call
for
you
to
restructure
thought
processes
which
will
force
you
to
check
understanding.
Review
by
covering
lines
for
memory
drill
and
rela4onships.
Main
points
can
be
wriFen
on
flash
or
note
cards
and
pieced
together
into
a
table
or
larger
structure
at
a
later
date.
You
may
not
hear
changes
in
content
from
major
points
to
facts.
Use
when
the
lecture
content
is
heavy
and
well-­‐organized.
May
also
be
used
effec4vely
when
you
have
a
guest
lecturer
and
have
no
idea
how
the
lecture
is
going
to
be
presented.

8. Different
types
of
Maps!

9. The
Char4ng
Method
Example
Period
Important
People
Events
Significance
1941-­‐45
FDR
WWII
USA
INVOLVE
MENT
Method
Try
to
set
up
your
paper
in
advance
by
columns
headed
by
categories.
As
you
listen
to
your
teacher’s
lecture,
record
informa4on
(words,
phrases,
main
ideas,
etc.)
into
the
appropriate
category.

10. The
Char4ng
Method
Example
Period
Important
People
Events
Significance
1941-­‐45
FDR
WWII
USA
INVOLVE
MENT
Advantages
Helps
you
track
conversa4on
and
dialogues
where
you
would
normally
be
confused
and
lose
out
on
important
content.
Reduces
amount
of
wri4ng
necessary.
Provides
easy
review
of
the
material.

11. The
Char4ng
Method
• Disadvantages
–
Few
disadvantages
except
learning
how
to
use
the
system
and
loca4ng
the
appropriate
categories.
You
must
be
able
to
understand
what’s
happening
in
the
lecture.

12. The
Outlining
Method
I.
Extrasensory
percep4on
Defini4on:
means
of
perceiving
without
use
of
sense
organs.
A.three
kinds
–
1.
telepathy:
sending
messages
2.
clairvoyance:
forecas4ng
the
future
3.
psychokinesis:
perceiving
events
external
to
current
status
II.
no
current
research
to
support
or
refute
few
psychologists
say
impossible

13. WHEN
TO
USE
• The
outline
format
can
be
used
if
the
lecture
is
presented
in
outline
organiza4on.
Use
this
format
when
there
is
enough
4me
in
the
lecture
to
think
about
and
make
organiza4on
decisions
when
they
are
needed.
• This
format
can
be
most
effec4ve
when
your
note
taking
skills
are
super
and
sharp
and
you
can
handle
the
outlining
regardless
of
the
note
taking
situa4on.

14. DIRECTIONS
• Dash
or
indented
outlining
is
usually
best
except
for
some
science
classes
such
as
physics
or
math.
•
The
informa4on
which
is
most
general
begins
at
the
leM
with
each
more
specific
group
of
facts
indented
with
spaces
to
the
right.
• The
rela4onships
between
the
different
parts
are
carried
out
through
inden4ng.
• No
numbers,
leFers,
or
Roman
numerals
are
needs.

15. Recall
Column
Record
Lecture
Notes
in
Larger
Column
Cornell
Method
–FORMAT
The
Cornell
system
is
not
really
a
method
of
taking
or
recording
notes;
it
is
more
a
system
for
organizing
your
notes
into
an
effec4ve
study
guide.
To
be
used
later.
It
is
really
used
for
review…

16. Recall
Lecture
on
character
development
The
Giver
Jonas–main
charac.
Jonas
struggles
to
understand
the
fact
that
his
community
is
not
what
he
thought
it
was.
Sameness
In
Jonas’
world
everyone
is
treated
the
“same”;
choices
are
made
for
them.
Integrity
of
choice
Jonas
has
to
make
a
decision
that
will
change
his
community
Jonas
learns
about
the
reality
of
his
community
from
The
Giver.
Summary:
Jonas
is
forced
to
understand
his
role
and

17. Cornell
Method
• The
Cornell
system
promotes
ac4ve
learning
and
cri4cal
thinking,
providing
a
method
by
which
you
can
increase
your
comprehension
of
class
material.
There
are
five
stages
involved
in
the
Cornell
note
taking
method.

18. Cornell
600…advanced.
• Reviewing
notes
within
24-­‐48
hours
of
the
lecture
can
increase
how
much
material
you
remember
by
approximately
80%.
Another
way
of
looking
at
this
is
that
if
you
don’t
review
within
24-­‐48
hours
of
the
informa4on
learned,
you
will
forget
approximately
80%
of
the
material.
This
means
that
you
have
to
spend
addi4onal
4me
relearning
the
informa4on
prior
to
a
test.
• Write
key
words
and
phrases
in
the
recall
column
to
summarize
main
points
of
the
lecture.
• Use
as
few
words
as
possible.
• Include
ques4ons
that
help
you
to
clarify
unclear
ideas
or
to
elaborate
on
your
lecture
notes
by
connec4ng
ideas
together.
• Finally,
summarize
the
lecture
in
your
own
words.
Summarizing
informa4on
is
another
way
of
reviewing
and
cri4cally
thinking
about
what
you
have
learned.
This
helps
you
iden4fy
what
you
know
and
understand,
as
well
as
making
very
obvious
the
informa4on
for
which
you
need
addi4onal
clarifica4on
from
the
teacher
or
study
partners.

19. Can
You
Remember
The
6
R’s
of
Note
Taking?
• Record
• Reduce
• Recite
• Reflect
• Recall
• Review

20. PRACTICE
• Remember
that
the
three
major
keys
to
taking
notes
are:
A. Preparing
for
class:
doing
your
homework
B. Reading
the
assignments
that
are
assigned
C. Listen
in
class!
Lead,
Ideas,
Summarize,
Talk,
End,
Notes
(Listen
to
the
explana4on
on
the
video)