Note taking 2015

Note Taking

Definition of Notetaking

• Jotting down of important notes• Organizing information in a notebook• Summarizing

Benefits

• Improving understanding of concepts• Improving listening and reading skills• Saving reviewing time

What do we jot down?

• Concepts (words, dates, etc.)• Definitions• Examples• Comments

TIPS IN NOTETAKING

1. Develop your own abbreviations.

About, regarding, concerning re

Against, opposite, versus vs

And &, +And others et alAnd so on, so forth etc

Before b4Can't, couldn't cxCharacteristics chxDefinition defnDon't, does not dx

Example egFrequency frNot nx or —Note nbShould be s/b

With w/ or cWithout w/o

2. Develop your own symbols.

Agree ☺

Approximately, roughly, round about ≈

At @Because ∵Change Δ

Confused, clarify ?

Confused totally ???!!!

Copyright ©Down, declining, decreasing ↓

Each way ↔

Equal to or greater than ≥

Equal to or less than ≤

Especially ≡Greater than > Important *

Infinity, forever, always ∞

Less than <

Man/men, male(s) ♀

Member of ∈Micro µ

Negative, bad, not —

Necessary, necessarily □

Not a member of ∉

Not the same as, does not equal ≠

Number #

Parallel ‖Percent %Plus or minus ±

Positive, good, plus, in addition +

Possibly, possible ♢

Same as, equals, identical =

Sum of, collectively ∑

Therefore ∴That is ie

Unequal, not the same as ≠

Up, rising, increasing ↑

Very important **Woman/women, female(s) ♀

3. Skip lines for additional notes.4. Rewrite notes for retention.5. Read in advance.

6. Underline or highlight key ideas.7. Separate notes in each course or subject.8. Write dates and page numbers.9. Write legibly.

TECHNIQUES IN NOTE TAKING

1. Annotations

• Write personal commentsE.g.Gerunds-verb looking-ending in –ing-functioning as noun

Root word: verb (action)Nouns? Subj., DO, PN

2. Diagrams

• Use of visual forms like mind-maps, charts, tables, graphs, or drawing

Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 40

1

2

3

4

5

6

Series 1Series 2Series 3

Sales

1st Qtr2nd Qtr3rd Qtr4th Qtr

3. Paraphrasing

• Use of own wordsE.g. Teacher:

Participles are verb looking. They end in –ing, –ed, -n, -t.They function as adjective.

Notes: Participles-verb looking-ending in –ing, -ed, -n, -t-adjectives

4. Summarizing

• Focus on main pointsE.g. Teacher: Verbals

are called such because they look like verbs but function as noun, adjective, or adverb.

Notes: Verbals-looking like verbs but functioning as N, Adj., Adv.

LECTURE FORMATS

1. Text Dependent

• Based on text• Examples: outlines and headings

Example of Outline

I. Parts of SpeechA. VerbsB. NounsC. Adjectives…

Example of Heading

Dependent Clause-also subordinate clause-starting with clause openers (subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns)

2. Text Independent

• Not solely based on text

3. Inductive

• Begins with a small fact, building upon that to a major conclusion

E.g.Past and present indicate time or tense which suggests action and conditions or verbs. Thus, there are verb tenses.

4. Deductive

• Starts with a major point and gradually defends that point down to the smallest fact

E.g.Conjunctions connect words, phrases, and sentences and may be coordinating, correlative, and subordinating.

5. Chronological

• organized according to time, often earliest to most recent

E.g.Important English Literature1321 Divine Comedy1353 Decameron1388 Canterbury Tales

5. Chronological

• organized according to time, often earliest to most recent

E.g.Important English Literature1321 Divine Comedy1353 Decameron1388 Canterbury Tales

6. Spatial

• Uses diagrams, maps, or pictures to guide the direction of the lecture

7. Logical

• Follows some sequence of events or steps in an evolutionary manner

E.g.While there are misplaced modifiers which are too far, there are also dangling which do not modify any word in a sentence.

8. Topical

• Presents several content areas with no apparent connection

E.g. Week 1: FaustusWeek 2: Hamlet

Example of Graphic Organizer

LECTURING STYLES

1. Topic List

• Teacher gives an outline of main and subtopics.

E.g.I. Uses of Nouns

A. SubjectB. Object

1. Direct2. Indirect…

Key Words

• First• Next• Number 2• Finally

2. Question-Answer

• Teacher gives a question and then answers or elicits answers from students.

E.g.Relative Pronouns-That, which, who, whom…

Key Words

• Who• What• Where• When• In what way• How

3. Compare-Contrast

• Teacher enumerates ideas and tells their similarities and/or differences.

E.g.Infinitives Bare Infinites-Starting with “to” -W/o “to”

-Understood “to”

Key Words

• As• Like• Similarly• In parallel• Counterpart• Equal to• Resemble

• Differently• However• Disparity

On the other hand• Opposite• On the contrary

4. Series of Events

• Teacher identifies topic and enumerates initial and succeeding events, steps, phases, or stages.

Key Words

• Initially• At the outset• Next• Followed by• Then• Later

• After• Succeeding• Last• Culminating• Finally

5. Cause and Effect

• Teacher names a concept and tells its causes and effects.

E.g.Global warming-leading to El Nino phenomenon that results in strong typhoons

Key Words

• Since• Thus• Therefore• Consequently• For that reason• As a result

6. Problem-Solving

• Teacher names a problem, explains why it is a problem, and suggests ways to solve it.

E.g. Misplaced Modifiers-Modifiers too far from words modified, confusing-Placing modifiers and words modified side by side

Key Words

• Puzzle• Issue• Point of dispute• Enigma• Complication