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Listen and Remember

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NOTE TAKING MATTERS!

Helps Us Remember Info. Short & Long Term
Makes it Easier for Our Brain to Learn
Allows us to Reread Things Later
Stops us from Missing Important Info
Keeps Us Focused

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Different Ways to Take Notes

MIND MAPPING

OUTLINING

CORNELL NOTES

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How Do We Know What to Write Down?

Write the date and subject in the header
Do not use full sentences (use abbreviations and short phrases)
Write down everything the teacher writes on the board
Listen for key points/main ideas, dates, lists, formulas or themes
Write down whenever the teacher says “this is important’ or something similar
Make sure each class’ notes has a home (i.e. folder or specific location in binder)

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Writing Abbreviations:

How do we create them?

Write the beginning of words (with or without last letter)

Gov vs Gov’t

Omit vowels

Schl

Write regular abbreviations of compound words

AR (Acid rain)

Symbols

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Let’s Try it Out

Write an example of an abbreviation of the following words:

Temperature
Direct Object
Calendar
American Revolution

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What other abbreviations or symbols would you add to the list?

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Short-Hand: Complete the Chart

For example
	→
Diff
	=
w/
	@
>
	Min
2nd
	“ “

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Read the sentences and write them in Shorthand. Remember, this will not look like regular sentences and it’s different for every person.

Example:

Water in the Earth’s atmosphere is present in the form of vapor. It also has several layers including the Stratosphere, Troposphere.

H20 in Earth’s atmsfr= vapor . Many layers ex. stratosfr & Troposfr

Lisa Leslie played professional basketball with the Las Angeles Sparks for 12 years. During that time she was named the MVP three times, won the WNBA championship two times, and won four olympic gold medals.

Tony Hawk’s did his most famous trick at the X games in 1999. There, he successfully landed a “900”, which means he completed two and a half 360 degree turns on the skateboard while in mid air.