How to Take Good Notes
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The document outlines five essential elements of good note-taking: notes should be specific, written in phrases, in the note-taker's own words, neat, and organized. It emphasizes that specific details enhance understanding, phrases improve clarity, and organization aids in retrieval. The document illustrates these points with examples related to facts about the sun, stars, and Jupiter.
How to Take Good Notes
- 1. How To Take Good Notes PowerPoint created by Tina Austin Library Media Specialist at Whittier Elementary School
- 2. 5 Elements of Good Notes Good notes need to be: Specific In phrases In your own words Neat Organized
- 3. Good Notes Are SPECIFIC! Which fact about the sun is more specific? Fact #1: Is big Fact #2: Is the size of one million earths Fact #2! Why do notes have to specific?
- 4. Good Notes Are IN PHRASES! Which fact is in a phrase? Fact #1: White dwarf - small and cool star Fact #2: A white dwarf is a star that is cool and small. Fact #1! Why should you write your notes in phrases?
- 5. Good Notes Are IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Which fact about stars is written in your own words? Fact #1: Made from gas and dust that spins and gets hotter Fact #2: Made by nuclear fusion Fact #1! Why should your notes be in your own words?
- 6. Good Notes Are NEAT! Which fact is neat? Fact #1: CONStelaTion - sTaR pICtuRes in Sky Fact #2: Constellation - star pictures in sky Fact #2! Why should your notes be neat?
- 7. Good Notes Are ORGANIZED! Which fact about Jupiter is more organized? Fact #1: Has one ring and has the Great Red Spot and is made up of gas Fact #2: Has one ring Has the Great Red Spot Made up of gas Fact #2!! Why should your notes be organized?
- 8. Let’s Review! Good Notes Should Be: Organized In Your Own Words In Phrases Specific Neat