Note-Taking
Note-taking Note-taking is a way of recording key information and details from a reading or from class.
Why Teach Note-Taking? Note-taking can help students remember important facts and details from a reading. It can help students think through important information until they truly understand it.
Good readers take notes before, during, and after reading a selection. Good readers watch for important parts of the text and write them down. Good readers review their notes later.
It’s in the Outcomes! e.g. Grade 7 SCO 8.3 - understand that note-taking is purposeful ( e.g. personal use, gathering information for an assignment, recording what has happened and what others have said) and many forms, (e.g. lists, summaries, observations, and descriptions)
“It is critical to support learners through the learning process and gradually release responsibility to them.” Keene & Zimmerman - Mosaic of Thought
Types of Note-taking 5 W’s and H Organizer Summary Notes Key word Notes Double Entry Journals Cornell Note -Taking
5 W’s and H organizer
Summary Notes Chapter 3 - Settlement Patterns Main Idea: Most of Canada’s population patterns are based on the interaction of history and culture with the land. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: Based on first nation communities that were already there. Maliseet and Mi’kmaq communities. North: Coastal and migrated with the caribou herds. European settlers/traders were attracted to each site and what it offered. Fishing and farming communities were established around waterways. Seigneurial System: Quebec area Township System: Square blocks about 100 acres Ontario area
Timeline or Sequence Notes Good for remembering a series of events
Key Word or Topic Notes
Double Entry Journal
Cornell Note Taking
Label! Label, Label! Loads of Tools! Color! Color! Color! Picture this! Keep it together! Review! Reread! Revisit!
Label! Label, Label! Encourage students to put their name, date, and topic on every note. Promote writing on one side of paper and number each page. Suggest including teacher’s name and subject, if it helps them remember better.
Loads of Tools! Have lots of lined and plain paper, notebooks, pencils, pens, cards, stickies- whatever works best. Give students choice in the materials they use Require a new sheet of paper for each note-taking activity.
Picture this! Encourage your students to: Draw pictures to help them understand. Use symbols or icons along the side of their page. Underline, capitalize, indent. Draw boxes, circles, arrows to highlight important points. Get the big picture first – then fill in the details.
Color! Color! Color! Help your students make their notes come alive. -Use highlighters, colored pencils, markers to help important details jump off the page. similar details, to compare and contrast, and emphasize important points. -Use colored paper to differentiate headings.
Keep it together! Offer support with organizing their notes -Allow time to sort through binders and folders -Encourage page protectors and tab labels to categorize notes -Treasure how hard your students have worked
Review, Reread, Revisit Encourage your students to: -Review what they have written to see if it makes sense. -Reread their notes (out loud) to see if they have a better understanding of what they are learning. -Revisit their notes regularly to reinforce their learning.
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