- Be Prepared & On Time
- Take Organized Notes – (sample formal outline)
- Formal Style
- Uses Roman Numerals to group related information
- Information moves from general to more specific subtopics
- Informal Style
- Based on Formal Style
- Doesn’t use Roman #’s
- May save time
- Paragraph Style
- Use for:
- difficult to follow lectures
- discussion style classes
- difficult material
- Must reorganize later
- Cornell System
- Right & left hand margins
- All notes (any style) on Right side
- Review notes THE VERY SAME DAY
- Identify key terms/ideas from Right and put on Left side margin
- Write questions on L. side that can be answered by info. on right side
- Cover up R. side & recite based on what’s on L. side until you know it
- Weekly – review notes from that week or unit
- Listen
- Write it down when the teacher
- says it’s important
- puts it on the overhead or board
- repeats herself
- breaks info into steps
- gives contrasts or pros/cons
- changes her tone or volume of voice
- Signal words & phrases
- Introductory words – gives basic outline of lecture
- Qualifying words – notes exceptions to the rules
- Cause & Effect – shows relationship b/w ideas or events
- Contrast words – same as 3
- Repeat words – clarifies information
- Test clues – alerts you to possible test questions
- Summary words – wraps up the lesson
- Example words – explains information
Be the first to comment