NOTE TAKING

Comm. 1010 period 8Presented by: Brittany Hurzeler

Preview:• What during class is keeping you

from taking good notes.• What’s a good idea to use to

make good notes• Types of notes you can take• Questions and Comments

During the Lecture:Student Teacher

• Can write 1/3 of a word each second on average

• On average an speak three word per second.

Good ideas to use in note

taking:

Use COLORS:• Use colors to identify different parts of the lecturer from each other:

o ORANGE KEY TERMSo BLUE DEFINTONS o PURPLE QESTIONS o ETC.

• Allows a sense of organization and allows important parts to be quicker to find.

Use a Laptop:• Easy to change notes and move things around

o Use bold, underline and italic for important things.

• Can get organized easier• You an use note taking programs

Types of Note taking:

Cornell Style Notes:• In this area you

place main ideas

KEYWORDS & QUESTIONS: REGULAR NOTES:

SUMMARY:

• In this area you place main ideas.

• Long sentences are paraphrased

• Place in here relevant questions

• Within 24 hours of lecture summaries what was taught

Mind Mapping Pt. 1:

MAIN SUBJECT

Branch off Branch

off

Branch off

Connecting ideas

Pictures

Pictures

Mind Mapping Pt 2:

Rough Outline:I. MAIN TOPIC

a. Sub point-sub-sub point

II. MAIN TOPICa. Sub point

-sub-sub point

EXAMPLE:I. SUN

a. 1,392,000 kilometers

-110 times lager then Earth

II. MOON

a. 3,476 kilometers-27% the size of Earth

NOT taking notes at all.

REMEMBER we are all individuals and what works for one person isn’t always

best for another.Try them out and see what

works for you

Comments?Questions?

RESOUCES:

• http://www.nlpmind.com/mind_mapping.htm• http://artofmanliness.com/2012/01/27/write-this-

down-note-taking-strategies-for-academic-success/

• http://lifehacker.com/5335881/five-classic-ways-to-boost-your-note+taking

• http://en.wikipedia.org