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Suggestions on Taking Text Notes

Suggestions on Taking Text Notes. Take notes on what you read !. A. Recall the key questions: Who, What, When, Where, How, why? B. Textbooks have built in structures: Headings, subheadings, bolded terms, etc. Use them! C. Textbooks have websites with prepared outlines:

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Suggestions on Taking Text Notes

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  1. Suggestions on Taking Text Notes

  2. Take notes on what you read! • A. Recall the key questions: Who, What, When, Where, How, why? • B. Textbooks have built in structures: Headings, subheadings, bolded terms, etc. Use them! • C. Textbooks have websites with prepared outlines: • APG: http://www.wwnorton.com/college/polisci/wtp5e/

  3. Taking Text Notes • D. Download notes, and key terms review sheet READ THEM FIRST, then read assignment. • If you use these notes as your own – • ANNOTATE THEM. • This means underline key things in them as your read, add your own notes, etc. In short, make them YOUR notes.

  4. Don't fall behind in textbook reading! • Read a little every night, take what notes you can. Some are always better than none. • Use the pre-written notes as you read. • If you don't understand , ask about it ASAP!

  5. Don't just skip over words/terms you don't understand • Re-read, break out a dictionary, check context, ask the teacher! • Same thing in class. If he or she says something that confuses you - GET UNCONFUSED ASAP!

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