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Required Procedures for Study
Notebooks, Text, & LectureJeanne Grimes [email protected]
Fauquier High School
Reading
Some books are to be tasted,Others to be swallowed,
And some few to be chewed and digested.
Francis Bacon English statesman and philosopher, 16th century
• Three-Ring Binders are required.• Do not use your three-ring binder for any other subject
other than history!• You will keep a table of contents in your loose-leaf
notebook. Each loose-leaf section or handout will be labeled and listed in your table of contents.
• Dividers are important. For each unit of study, a divider should be used to separate the unit from the rest of your notebook.
• Using your is part of the class requirement and and will count as part of your grade.
Your is THE place for notes, handouts, daily work, writing assignments and so forth.
DO NOT USE YOUR TEXT FOR STORAGE OF ANY PAPERS. THE ONLY MATERIAL THAT CAN BE PLACED IN YOUR TEXT IS POST-IT NOTES!!!!!
Textbooks
Textbooks are an invaluable source of information. Traditionally, most texts were “dry” and difficult to read. Today, texts have been adapted with the reader in mind and most are truly colorful works of art.
SEND Text Reading
Survey the text
Engage the text
Notes from the text
Debrief your text notes
SEND
Survey• DON’T READ!!!!!!• Skim over the pages• Look at the structure of the chapter• Look at headings, titles, subtitles• Look for summaries• Identify major themes/ideas
SEND
Engage the textbook
• Read one section at a time.
• Write the key points in your OWN words on the right side of your notebook.
• Use the Cornell Method of note-taking. (see handout)
Debrief
Questions you have
on the notes
Summary Statement
Text Notes
Key points, terms, people, ideas
SENDNote-Taking
Text /Cornell Notes
Right Side
SEND Debrief
Debrief the Notes
Left Side
Questions to Ask
Summary Statement(Across the bottom)
SEND Text Reading
Survey the text
Engage the text
Notes from the text
Debrief your text notes
Lecture Note-Taking
Note-taking for Lectures
Pitfalls
• Man, she/he is so cute
• What’s for lunch?
• Look what she/he is wearing!
• Blah, blah, blah when is this class over?
• Lunch-why do I have 3rd lunch? I am hungry!
The Good Stuff
• Don’t write down every word you hear
• Write down only important points
• Always review what you have written before the next class
• Review, Review, Review your notes!
Recording your Notes
Cornell MethodHandout
Note-taking Cornell Method
Questions
Key Points
Outline of the lecture
Summary statement
Note-taking
Use AbbreviationsGovernment govLatin America LAChecking checkDoubling dbgPsychology psychWater H20Manager mng
Note-taking
With w/
Within w/i
Without w/o
For example e.g.
That is I.e.
Because b/c
Especially esp
Versus vs
Note-taking
Compare compDefinition def.Circa ca.In Reference to reVocab. to look up vocabTreatment RxCross-reference XRVery vySee page pg#
Note-taking
Picture SymbolsChange
Time and Dates
Religion
Law
Note-taking
SymbolsAnd &At @And so on . . .Yields/results in Equals =Not Equal InterestingMemorize thisRepeated Info. ””
Note-taking
SymbolsVersus or against vsQuote “1,000 (thousand) kApproximately ~Greater than >Less than <Question ?Therefore
Note-taking
Symbols
Percent %
In addition to Increase Decrease Most Important Between
Thanks to Palm Beach Atlantic University for examples.