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Two-Column Note-Taking: Making Notes Make Sense A Listen Actively Strategy

Two-Column Note-Taking: Making Notes Make Sense A Listen Actively Strategy. Presented by Sarah Thomason January 11 & 12, 2010. Some Note-taking Problems. Main ideas missing Supporting details missing Items of special importance not flagged Incomplete Messy Word for word attempts

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Two-Column Note-Taking: Making Notes Make Sense A Listen Actively Strategy

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  1. Two-Column Note-Taking: Making Notes Make SenseA Listen Actively Strategy Presented by Sarah Thomason January 11 & 12, 2010

  2. Some Note-taking Problems Main ideas missing Supporting details missing Items of special importance not flagged Incomplete Messy Word for word attempts Signal words/cues missed

  3. Some Benefits of 2-Column Strategy 1. Teaches something specific to listen for • key words • signal words • specific cues 2. Teaches something specific to do • Put key ideas, people, events in left column • Put explanation, description, definition, etc. in right column

  4. Benefits, cont. • Automatically creates an active review tool • Cover information in right column and use left column as prompts • Cover information in left column and use right column as prompts • Allows for easy scanning of notes to locate certain pieces of information

  5. Signal Words SIGNS: They give directional cues and show relationships between ideas. Numbers or Equivalents Three reasons Two views Variety of consequences Numerous factors Several types

  6. Signal Words: Transitions Addition: first, second, also, in addition, furthermore, next, another, final Time: before, after, simultaneously, first, later Illustration: for example, for instance, such as Comparison: similar, like, both, same Contrast: but, however, even though, different Cause & Effect: because, result, effect, therefore, reason, leads to, consequence

  7. Other Cues “This will be on the test.” “Write this down.” “You’ll see this again.” Writing on the board Handout Repetition Animation Emphasis

  8. Handouts Two-Column Note-Taking Model The Two-Column Method of Note-Taking

  9. Let’s Try It!!! Reading selection taken from The Confident Student, 5th edition, by Carol C. Kanar, p. 117.

  10. Characteristics of 1. makes commitment toa good listener listen 2. focuses attention on speaker ex of focusing not reading paper attention while listening 3. genuinely interested

  11. Most important Being genuinely trait interested Conclusion Listening can and should be improved by working at it

  12. Please complete workshop evaluation. THANK YOU!!!

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