Organization: Note Taking: Week 5 - September 9, 2008
Organization: Note Taking: Week 5 - September 9, 2008
Organization: Note Taking: Week 5 - September 9, 2008
NOTE TAKING
In a “dialectical journal”,
you not only write down the information
that the teacher is giving or summarize
what you are reading, but you also write
notes TO YOURSELF…comments or
questions on the information you have just
been given or have just read.
Who?
Who should use Cornell Notes?
Anyone who wants school to
be interesting should be
taking notes.
School can be boring when
the information is “over your
head”. The more you
understand, the more you will
end up liking school.
Who?
Anyone who does not want to be
poor should take notes. Jobs that
pay well require people to take notes
as a form of quick communication.
Who?
Look at the
example of Cornell
University, who
tried it with more
than 10,000
students…
Why?
University professors discovered that
students who took notes did better in
class and understood the material
more.
Why?
By unifying the university with one
particular style of taking notes,
students studied using their
spatial,
Could someone
linguistic, please tell me what
kinesthetic, and those are?
visual intelligences.
That is three intelligences more than most
students apply to class lectures alone.
Why?
SPATIAL – “picture smart”
a2 + b2 = c2
Can it be
used with
other kinds a c
of ‘s?
Practice: b
Notes on
3 c 32 + 42 = c2
p.59 of book
9 + 16 = c2
25 = c2
4
√25 = √c
This is how your HOMEWORK!
5=c
Cornell lecture
notes might look! p. 61 1-36 ODD
Journal Entries
How to do it
Questions to ask
in class
If you are unsure of
something, place a “?”
on the left side, by the
spot in your notes.
Ask the question the
next time you’re in
class, and record the
response.
What Now?
TAKING NOTES is the first step to
actual STUDYING.
The second step is to REWRITE
THEM. Redo some homework
problems to make sure you know
how to do each style of problem.
The third step is to then REREAD
the notes each weekend to review
the week’s learning.
A Final Word…
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you
choose.
You're on your own. And you know
what you know.
And YOU are the one who'll decide
where to go.
Dr. Seuss