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Making connections AND Taking effective Notes
  • Instructor Pamela Fox

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Pre-reading Being Prepared
  • Always pre-read an assigned text using a method
    that works well for you.
  • For all assignments, you should read carefully
    and analytically, using a variety of reading
    strategies.
  • Some excellent strategies include
  • Paired reading
  • Asking questions
  • Preview, read, question, recite, write
  • Note taking and summarizing

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Pre-reading
  • Ask Pre-reading questions
  • What do I already know about this topic?
  • What do the headings and subheadings tell me
    about what is important in this reading?
  • What can I learn from the graphics and
    images?
  • How much time do I need to read the
    assignment carefully and to understand it?

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More questions Before During
  • ExperienceWhat experience have I had with
    ....?What can I imagine about ...?
  • What have I heard about.?
  • Important questions about content
  • How would I describe the authors main point(s)?
  • How does the author support his/her main point?
    What are the best examples or evidence?
  • Do the photos add valuable information?

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Bottom Line
  • Reading strategies help you prepare for class
    lectures, discussions, quizzes, exams, and other
    activities.
  • What you do before, during, and after you read an
    assigned text will help you achieve success in
    all of your classes because you will have a
    better understanding of what you are reading.
  • Find a strategy that works with your learning
    style and use it regularly.

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Understanding the text Looking for connections
and clues
  • .
  • Reading the text(s) aloud to each may help you
    analyze (think carefully about) the content.
  • Highlight and annotate the main ideas, key terms,
    unfamiliar words, and context clues that help
    readers understand the authors main point(s) and
    that clarify confusing or unfamiliar phrases and
    words. Ask Have I or someone I know had a
    similar experience? Have I heard about this issue
    before? When and where?
  • Use a color system to identify the important
    information in each paragraph.

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Example
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Personalize
  • Identify a note-taking method that works best for
    you and use it in all of your classes. I highly
    recommend the Cornell method.

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Cornell Method of Notetaking
  • Divide the paper into three sections.

10
Cornell Method
  • Document Write course name, date, and topic at
    the top of each page.
  • For reading assignments, the topic is the title
    of the assigned reading. For other assignments,
    the topic may be the title of a lecture.

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Cornell Method
  • Write notes.
  • The large box to the right is for writing
    notes.
  • Skip a line or leave space between ideas and
    topics.
  • Record main ideas, key terms and
    definitions, examples, and other context clues
    that help you understand the content.
  • Don't use complete sentences. Use
    abbreviations whenever possible.
  • Develop a shorthand of your own, such as
    using "" for the word "and".

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Cornell Method
  • Review and clarify.
  • Review the notes as soon as possible after
    class.
  • Pull out main ideas, key points, dates, and
    names of people and record them in the left
    column. CONDENSE!
  • Working with a study partner is helpful
    during the review and clarify process.Summarize.
  • In your own words, write a summary of the main
    ideas in the bottom section.

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Cornell Method
  • Study your notes
  • Re-read the notes in the right column.
  • But, spend most of your time studying the
    ideas in the left column and in the summary at
    the bottom. They contain the most important ideas
    and probably include much of the information that
    will be on a test.

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Example

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Mapping
  • Spider Map A Highly Visual Outline
  • The Spider Map is used to record a central
    idea, main ideas, and other important
    information. The map may be used to organize
    ideas or to brainstorm ideas for a writing
    project.
  • Key Questions What is the central idea for
    the entire chapter or the main idea in each
    paragraph? What characteristics are described?
    Which examples are the best? Key words and
    phrases? Unfamiliar vocabulary?

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Example
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Review Using Your Notes Successfully
  • Reduce - Review your notes to reduce them to
    related keywords, phrases or questions
  • Recite - Restate out loud and in your own words
    the content of your notes
  • Review - Review your notes often through
    recitation to make your knowledge sure .
  • Recapitulate - Summarize your learning by reading
    assignment or by lecture to ensure your
    understanding of key points

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Summarize
  • Think carefully about which content is the most
    important and reduce that information to a
    concise summary. If required, use a proper
    citation format for documenting where the
    information is located in the reading MLA, APA,
    Chicago. I recommend that you always cite
    whether it is required or not.
  • Always summarize. It is the best way to ensure
    that you understand what you have read.

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Summary
  • Write a brief, formal summary of a short reading
    from the text book you brought to class. Follow
    the introduction format that you learned in the
    last class session.You may work with a partner.
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