Note Taking Strategies or Information Management for Dummies

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Note Taking StrategiesorInformation Management
for Dummies
Alicia Garbelman garblmna_at_pwcs.edu Jill
Sheehan sheehaja_at_pwcs.edu
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Organization options

• Organize first, then take notes

or
Take notes first, then organize
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Dont forget to plan for documenting sources of
information!
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Various note taking forms
http//www.big6.com/kidsshowarticle.php?id135
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Various note taking forms
Topic 2
Topic 1
Thesis statement
Evidence For
Against
SHARED
Unique to topic 1
Unique to topic 2
Source
Source
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Compare and Contrast
Topic 1
Topic 2
with regard to
Subtopic 1
Subtopic 2
Subtopic 3
Subtopic 4
Source
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Various note taking forms
One form for each source
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Various note taking forms
Thesis Argument 1
Source listing of all sources
Notes (evidence)
Source, pg
Plus
Page for each supporting argument
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Various note taking forms

• Prepare flip books for students to
• record notes
• add thoughts
• draw diagrams
• record sources
• one page per topic.

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Sources used
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Various note taking forms
2. Note, Source code, page
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Keeping notecards organized

• Manila folder with 5 envelopes stapled inside
• 1. Background info (for introductory paragraph
• 2 4. one envelope for each subtopic
• 5. Source cards

Subtopic 1
background
Subtopic 2
sources
Subtopic 3
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Online note taking forms
http//notestar.4teachers.org/help/studentNoteCard
.jspnotes
http//www.ndxcards.com/screenshots.asp