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Better Notes for Better Grades

Better Notes for Better Grades. Why Take Notes ? When Should I Take Notes? How Do I Know What to Note? How Do I Write My Notes? What Do I Do With My Notes Once I Have Them? . Why Take Notes?. Taking notes is a way to listen actively.

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Better Notes for Better Grades

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  1. Better Notesfor Better Grades Why Take Notes? When Should I Take Notes? How Do I Know What to Note? How Do I Write My Notes? What Do I Do With My Notes Once I Have Them?

  2. Why Take Notes? • Taking notes is a way to listen actively. • Lecture notes will help you make sense of your textbook. • Your notes are a record of what your instructor thinks is important. • Notes will focus your studying for tests.

  3. When Should I Take Notes? • Take notes when your instructor is lecturing. • Take notes when other students are giving presentations. • Take notes during class discussions. • Take notes when you watch films in class.

  4. How Do I KnowWhat to Note? • Note the main ideas. “But how do I know what the main ideas are?”

  5. You’ll Recognize Main Ideas If You: • Pre-read the part of your book class will cover. • Pay attention to your instructor’s gestures & voice. • Listen for keywords you practiced in pre-reading. • Figure out how examples fit into the main ideas you saw in pre-reading.

  6. You’ll Be Able to Note the Main Ideas If You Prepare for Class . . . physically: Bring your book, pen, and notebook. emotionally: Let go of outside drama. Focus on your ultimate goal. mentally: Pre-read the chapter and review your notes before class.

  7. How Do I Know What to Note? • Note the main ideas. • Note the “what” and the “what about it.” • Note relationships between ideas and events. • Note possible test questions. • Note assignments and deadlines. • Note anything the instructor writes, diagrams, or draws.

  8. How Do I Write My Notes? • Use two-column note taking. Or . . . • Use outline form. • Abbreviate!! Use symbols. • Leave blanks if you need to. Fill them in as soon as you can after class.

  9. What Do I DoWith My Notes Once I Have Them? • Review them as soon as possible after class. • Date them, number them, and put them in the right folder. • Each week, spend 20 minutes per class reviewing all your notes for that week. • Use them when you study the textbook and quiz yourself to prepare for an exam.

  10. Check Our Favorite Sources for More Note-taking Advice & Tips: • Ellis, Dave. Becoming a Master Student. NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003. • Sherfield, Robert, Rhonda Montgomery, and Patricia Moody. Cornerstone. 2nd ed.Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2002. • http://www.studygs.net/ • www.elcentrocollege.edu/learningcenter

  11. Better Skills Lead to Better Grades. Stop by Your El Centro CollegeLearning Center (Room A350) and Learn How to Improve All of Your Study Skills!

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