1. Note Taking and
Study Skills

2. Warm-Up Questions CPS Questions 1-2
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3. Chapter Overview Lesson 1: Note Taking and Study Skills
Lesson 2: Managing Stress
Lesson 3: Making Positive Decisions
Lesson 4: Emotional and Mental Health
Care
Lesson 5: Avoiding and Preventing
Violence
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4. Lesson Overview Note-taking strategies Thinking Maps®
Good study habits
Taking tests and exams
How to do homework
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5. (Note to teacher: Use “Pick a Student” button in CPS)
Quick Write
Write a short paragraph about one study habit that has helped you be successful on school exams.
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6. Note-Taking Strategies
First step in any effective study program is learning how to take notes in class
Helps you find and remember important ideas
Resist writing down every word said or read
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7. Hints for Good Notes Develop a personal notehand
If given the opportunity, preview
Have plenty of notebook paper and a sharp pencil or working pen
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8. Listen for Clues
Instructors will often teach using key words or transition words
Instructors often give a main point special emphasis by writing it on a blackboard, whiteboard, or Smartboard®
Pay especially close attention in the last few minutes of class time
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9. Other Note-Taking Tips
Read over your notes and set down clue words near the topics
Keep your notes well organized
Use the Technique when a presentation or lecture and text are closely related
Use the Technique when a presentation or lecture and text are not closely related
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10. Cornell Note-Taking System
Designed to save time, yet be highly efficient
Step 1: Preparation
Step 2: Capture your notes
Step 3: Refine or reduce your notes
Step 4: Recite your notes
Step 5: Summarize or reflect on the material
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11. Activity 1: The Cornell Note-Taking System
Review the section in your textbook on The Cornell Note-Taking System
Identify the sections and describe how to take notes using the Cornell Note-Taking System
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12. Thinking Maps® Help organize and improve critical thinking Circle Maps
Bubble Maps
Double Bubble Maps
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13. Thinking Maps®, cont. Tree Maps Brace Maps Flow Maps Multi-Flow Maps
Bridge Maps
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14. Learning Check Questions CPS Questions 3-4
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15. Activity 2: Thinking Maps®
Review the section in your textbook on Thinking Maps®
Complete the table to describe the eight types of Thinking Maps® and how to create them
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16. Good Study Habits
Effective studying is the one element guaranteed to produce good grades in school
When to study is very important
A study schedule saves time and energy and keeps you from forgetting important things
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17. OK4R Method An effective study method O = Overview K = Key Ideas
R1 = Read
R2 = Recall
R3 = Reflect
R4 = Review
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18. PQRST Method
A way to read a textbook so that what you read becomes part of your long-term memory
P = Preview
Q = Question
R = Read
S = State
T = Test
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19. Learn to Use the Library
Makes studying more interesting and effective
More-technology oriented; great places to browse
For Internet searches, no process to ensure accuracy of information on websites
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20. Learning Check Questions CPS Questions 5-6
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21. Activity 3: Study Methods
Review the section in your textbook on the OK4R and PQRST study methods
Create a bubble map for the OK4R and PQRST study methods to include the ways to study effectively
Answer the questions
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22. Taking Tests and Exams
Best preparation for examinations is to keep up with assignments and study regularly
Don’t cram!
When the instructor hands out the test:
Read the directions carefully
Survey the exam for 30 seconds
When the exam is returned, analyze the wrong answers
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23. Tips for Different Kinds of Tests
Completion
True-False
Matching
Essay
Multiple Choice
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24. Activity 4: Test Taking Tips
Review the section in your textbook on taking tests and exams
Complete the chart to identify tips for taking each type of test
Answer the question
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25. Develop a Homework Plan
Have a regular time and place to study
Get your tools
“Apply the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair”
Turn off the radio and TV
Do a trial run
Reward yourself when homework is done
Lay out your clothes and books the night before
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26. Learning Check Questions CPS Questions 7-8
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27. Activity 5: Create a Homework Plan
Review the section in your textbook on a homework plan
Create a homework plan and use it
Then evaluate your plan and modify as necessary
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28. Summary Note taking strategies Thinking Maps® Good study habits
Taking tests and exams
How to do homework
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29. Review Questions CPS Questions 9-10
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30. Next…. Done – note taking and study skills Next – managing stress
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