Learningtotakenotes
Learningtotakenotes
Learningtotakenotes
ABC - LOU
Note-taking Strategies Abbreviations Bullets Caveman language Lists One word for several Use your own words
Taken from: School Library Media Activities Monthly Vol. 12, No. 1, Sept. 2006
Abbreviations
Abbreviations are shortened forms of a word or phrase Use them when you take notes Examples:
Dr. = doctor Mrs. = missus Mr. = mister U.S.A. = United States of America CN = China List of Abbreviations
Bullets
Example of a Bulleted List: Foods Romans Ate Pizza Spaghetti Olives Tomatoes Wine
Caveman Language
Lists
We all make lists from time to time: Grocery lists List of things to bring on vacation To Do Lists When doing research you can also make lists: List of countries the Romans conquered List of weapons used by the Romans
Try it Yourself!
Fact Fragment Frenzy
"Roman Clothing - History for Kids!" Kidipede - History and Science for Kids - Homework Help for Middle School. 13 Mar. 2009 <http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/clothing/index.htm>.
Mind Map
Table
System Map
Line Diagram
Highlighting
Many students find that highlighting helps them to concentrate and helps them to understand the text. Just deciding what to highlight or underline encourages you to think critically, make judgments and formulate your own response to the text.
Highlighting
1. Read quickly through the text to get an overview of what its about. 2. Read it more closely, pausing at the end of each paragraph to identify the main points. You may highlight:
1. Sentence or word that sums up an important idea 2. Quotations 3. Statistics 4. Specialized terms 5. Important or useful data 6. Examples or links to other ideas.
3. You could use different colored pens to mark different kinds of information, but be careful not to highlight so much that it becomes distracting.