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Styles of Note-Taking: A Guide for Teachers and Students, Grades 8-12

Styles of Note-Taking: A Guide for Teachers and Students, Grades 8-12. Style 1A: Summarizing for narrative text Style 1B: Summarizing for informational text 2. Style 2: Matrix for comparison/contrast 3. Style 3: Cornell Notes for well-organized, sequential information

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Styles of Note-Taking: A Guide for Teachers and Students, Grades 8-12

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  1. Styles of Note-Taking: A Guide for Teachers and Students, Grades 8-12 • Style 1A: Summarizing for narrative text • Style 1B: Summarizing for informational text • 2. Style 2: Matrix for comparison/contrast • 3. Style 3: Cornell Notes for well-organized, sequential information • 4. Style 4: Harvard Outline for well-organized, sequential information • 5. Style 5: Concept Webbing for non-linear information • Style 6: Definitional Frame • Style 7: T-R-I Frame (Topic, Restriction, Examples) • Style 8: Diagram and Label • Style 9: Combination

  2. Style of Note-Taking 1A: Summarizing for narrative text (Main character)….wanted_____, but_______, so________. Elaboration: Tell where and when the main character lived…. Tell why the MC wanted what he or she wanted…. Explain the obstacles, setbacks, adjustments, turning points State the outcome….. “You are not the little hobbit that you were.”: Compare the end to the beginning, in terms of how the MC changed.

  3. Style of Note-Taking 1B: Summarizing for informational text The ABOUT, AND technique: It’s about birds 1. It’s about…….. (one or two words) 2. and…. 3. who, what, when, where, why, or how…. It’s about birds and how they fly.

  4. Style of Note-Taking 2: Matrix for Comparison/Contrast Things being compared: Characteristics being compared

  5. Style of Note-Taking 3: Cornell Notes Step 1: Main ideas or key q’s Step 2: Fill in the details Step 3: Go back and summarize in complete sentences, own words This format works best for well-organized, well-marked, linear information.

  6. Style of Note-Taking 4: Harvard Outline • First main idea • A. • B. • II Second main idea • A. • 1. • 2. • 3. • B. • C. • Third main idea • A. • B. • 1. • 2. • a. • b. No complete sentences in a Harvard outline! If you have A, you must have B, if you have 1, you must have 2, etc. This format works best for well-organized, well-marked, linear information.

  7. Style of Note-Taking 5: Concept Webbing Key Word or Phrase Flexible, non-linear organization; works well for free association

  8. Style of Note-Taking 6: Definitional Frame Judicial Review Target Concept to be Defined: Realm in which this concept belongs: Judicial Review = process Judicial Review is the process whereby the Supreme Court determines whether a law is Constitutional or not. Distinguishing characteristics: Example(s): Marbury v. Madison

  9. Style of Note-Taking 7: T-R-I Frame Topic: Respiration Restriction: Environmental factors that affect human respiration Illustration: The effects of smoking on human lungs Topic: Restriction (narrowing of the topic): Illustration:

  10. Style of Note-Taking 8: Diagram and Label Appropriate for analysis; understanding the parts of a complex system, understanding a sequence Flow charts Maps Arrays Models Time lines

  11. Style of Note-Taking 9: Combination • Style 1A: Summarizing for narrative text • Style 1B: Summarizing for informational text • 2. Style 2: Matrix for comparison/contrast • 3. Style 3: Cornell Notes for well-organized, sequential information • 4. Style 4: Harvard Outline for well-organized, sequential information • 5. Style 5: Concept Webbing for non-linear information • Style 6: Definitional Frame • Style 7: T-R-I Frame (Topic, Restriction, Examples) • Style 8: Diagram and Label • Style 9: Combination

  12. Productive Note-Taking Practices: • Gradual release of responsibility • Putting notes into sentence form • Students sharing notes, filling in gaps

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