1. How to Take Notes for Language Arts
Effective Way to Maintain the Grade

2. Questions for Discussion
In what form do you write your notes? In complete sentences? In phrases? In abbreviations?
How do you arrange your notes? Lists? Clusters? Outlines?
What kinds of visual aids do you include? Drawings? Diagrams? Charts?
How do you use your notes as a studying and learning tool?

3. Taking Classroom Notes
Taking notes can help you learn new material and prepare for tests. Note taking helps you - pay attention - understand - remember

4. Cornell Notes Left Side Main Ideas Terms Questions Focus Content
Important “One/Two Worders”
Right Side
Details
Definitions
Answers
Understanding of content
GUTS

5. Objectives: To learn how to take good classroom notes
To learn how to take reading notes.
To learn organizers for taking notes while reading and listening.

6. Sample Note Taking Page- Cornell Notes
Page Number _________ Name:________________
Date:________________
Period:________________
Class:________________
(Topic for the notes is written here)
*Questions
*Main Points
*Focus content
*Notes, Explanations, Problems, Diagrams are located on the right.
*Written during lectures, textbook reading discussions, completing a handout, labs and films.
*The information needed to formulate an answer to that question would be found here in their notes.
(A reflection or summary, 1 paragraph long, is located here)

7. Note Taking
In this class you WILL be required to take notes and keep them in an organized manner to use for tests, studying, knowledge, and class discussions.