Journal

1. Journal • 8 to 10 sentences on the differences between high school and college. What are you excited about? Worried about?

2. Note taking February 11-12

3. Why take notes? • What are some instances when people take notes? • What is the purpose of taking notes?

4. Note Taking Pre-assessment • Listen to the following podcast: take notes as you listen on the information you think is important • After the podcast is over, you will take an assessment using your notes to see how much information you recorded while taking notes. Then: compare with a partner and see how their notes differ from yours • Discuss

11. Note Taking Strategies How to know what to write down

12. Brainstorm • What are some strategies you use when taking notes?

13. General strategies • Pick out main ideas • Summarize with short phrases and keywords • Note important facts and vocab words • Leave space between ideas and leave margins blank (fill those spaces in later with support material, such as from textbook/homework/readings, etc.) • Put date and subject at the top of each note page (aids in organization) • Use symbols and abbreviations • Put into your own words

14. Signals • Verbal cues from teacher • Cue words: moreover, furthermore, similarly, however, conversely, then, before, after, next, therefore, thus, finally, hence, though, since, consequently… • Signal statements: Remember that, above all, the basic concept, a primary concern, a significant factor, a major event, should be noted, the chief outcome, most of all, a central issue, of course, it all boils down to, on the other hand, in the meantime, don’t forget… • Visual cues

15. Find the cue words CAVES Caves are holes in the ground, usually hollowed out by water. Rainwater trickles down through the ground; consequently, the minerals in the rocks are dissolved. Therefore, hollows and tunnels are formed. Some caves are very long passages, though other caves are huge open spaces. You will find stalactites hanging down from the roofs of caves. Though caves have no light, many animals live in caves. Many are blind. Thus they depend on smell, touch, or echoes to find their way. Bats, especially, prefer to live in caves. Other cave animals include birds and fish. Therefore, caves play an important part in sustaining life.

16. Find the Signal Statements Animal Communication Communication means to pass on messages and information. It should be noted that animals use sound, sight, and movement to communicate. Also, it should be noted they use scent, taste, touch, and electrical signals to communicate. A central issue in studying animal behavior is the extent to which they can think. The examples that follow demonstrate they certainly can. Some animals puff themselves up to make themselves appear bigger that they really are. Of course, this makes other animals think twice about attacking them. Wolves communicate with body language. Their ability to communicate with each other is a significant factor in their survival. Still, wolves are a threatened animal. This is a primary concern of many environmentalists. Of course, some people such as ranchers would be happy to see wolves disappear. There are many other kinds of animal communication. It all boils down to which animal and the purpose for their communication. The basic concept here is that just like humans, animals express themselves.

17. Journal: An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. ~Mahatma Gandhi 6-8 sentences on this quote. Give an example.

18. Note-taking Day 2 How to, stages

19. Time Saving Techniques • Do it right the first time • Write in a way you can understand what you wrote down easily • Don’t depend on teacher notes • Don’t just record the lesson

20. Cornell Notes • 5 step system • 1. Record • 2. Reduce • 3. Recite • 4. Reflect • 5. Review

21. Effective Notes • In a format that suits you • Brief and clear • Help you make sense of material • Link to previous knowledge and information on the subject • Should be useful • Be legible, at least for you • Contain any useful names, dates, statistics you need to use again • Be filed somewhere appropriate

22. Strategies for note-taking • General • Think before you write • Keep notes brief • Keep notes organized • Use your own words • Leave a wide margin and spaces to add notes later

23. Strategies for note-taking 2. Useful Strategies • Note key words and main ideas • Write phrases, not sentences • Use abbreviations • Use heading • Number points • Make the page memorable: color, illustrations, etc • Link up points • Arrows • Dotted lines • Color • Numbers • boxes • Note sources of information exactly • Write quotations in color, underline…

24. Strategies for note-taking 3. Unhelpful strategies • Copying chunks or phrases • Writing more notes than you can use • Writing out notes several times to make them neater

25. Strategies for note-taking 4. Tidying messy notes • Draw a square around sections of notes in a different color to make them stand out • Use a ruler to divide the page up between sections • Draw a ring around floating bits of information • Link stray information by color-coding it

26. Taking notes in lectures • Develop good listening skills • Concentrate on the big picture • Watch body language • Listen for speech cues • Keep notes brief • Helps you concentrate on the lecture • Use format that suits you • Don’t write down things you don’t understand without following up on it • Make key words stand out • Use abbreviations • Use handouts • Turn doodles into mind maps

27. Taking notes in lectures • Be proactive • Note anything you want to look into deeper, ask questions about • Ask yourself: Was that clear • Make notes of anything you want to follow up • Ask questions • Review and Recall • Check over your notes soon after a lecture/lesson: you may need to add points, check your understanding, clarify your understanding, note anything for which you need to seek further clarification • Turn notes into a mind map