1. Taking Notes in United States History
Coach Carter’s Class

2. The text as a tool of learning
The textbook is not the course
It is an aid to help you learn, use it!
There will be information from other areas other than the textbook

3. Guide to Reading Read this before you begin
It gives you the information you are expected to learn through the section
For those that learn better by graphs and web diagrams it also gives you an option for those as well
Keep in mind the points as you read the section from the text

4. Read the section FIRST!
You will write too much if you don’t read through the section before taking notes
Read the section then go back and start looking for the 2-4 major facts

5. When you finish the section
Take a look at the Section Assessment
Read through the questions and see if you can answer these questions using your notes
If you come across something that you don’t have in your notes go back, find it and write it in

6. Remember why you are here
This is your education, use the time you have to learn wisely!
Learn to start storing in LTM and quit stuffing your STM

7. If at first you don’t succeed
This is a new skill- it takes time and practice
It is a skill you will use the rest of your academic career
Keep working at it, it will come

8. Be prepared
“Proper prior planning prevents pitifully poor performance.”
“You do not really decide your future… you decide your habits- then your habits decide your future.”
“If you fail to prepare than you have prepared to fail.”

9. Einstein was pretty smart…
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

10. Cheating “Never Justify Failure.” Your work- not someone else's
Typing and writing and copying- oh my!
The consequences of your actions
It is your grade

11. Have a GREAT Year!
It is going to be a great year and you can make it as good as you want it to be
“The battle belongs to the persistent. Refuse to let friends or circumstances defeat you.”
Understand what high school and eventually college are meant to achieve
“Sometimes you have to do something you dislike to create something you desire.”