Required Procedures for Study

Notebooks, Text, & LectureJeanne Grimes jgrimes@FCPS1.ORG

Fauquier High School

Reading

Some books are to be tasted,Others to be swallowed,

And some few to be chewed and digested.

Francis Bacon English statesman and philosopher, 16th century

• Three-Ring Binders are required.• Do not use your three-ring binder for any other subject

other than history!• You will keep a table of contents in your loose-leaf

notebook. Each loose-leaf section or handout will be labeled and listed in your table of contents.

• Dividers are important. For each unit of study, a divider should be used to separate the unit from the rest of your notebook.

• Using your is part of the class requirement and and will count as part of your grade.

Your is THE place for notes, handouts, daily work, writing assignments and so forth.

 

 

DO NOT USE YOUR TEXT FOR STORAGE OF ANY PAPERS. THE ONLY MATERIAL THAT CAN BE PLACED IN YOUR TEXT IS POST-IT NOTES!!!!!

 

Textbooks

Textbooks are an invaluable source of information. Traditionally, most texts were “dry” and difficult to read. Today, texts have been adapted with the reader in mind and most are truly colorful works of art.

SEND Text Reading

Survey the text

Engage the text

Notes from the text

Debrief your text notes

SEND

Survey• DON’T READ!!!!!!• Skim over the pages• Look at the structure of the chapter• Look at headings, titles, subtitles• Look for summaries• Identify major themes/ideas

SEND

Engage the textbook

• Read one section at a time.

• Write the key points in your OWN words on the right side of your notebook.

• Use the Cornell Method of note-taking. (see handout)

Debrief

Questions you have

on the notes

Summary Statement

Text Notes

Key points, terms, people, ideas

SENDNote-Taking

Text /Cornell Notes

Right Side

SEND Debrief

Debrief the Notes

Left Side

Questions to Ask

Summary Statement(Across the bottom)

SEND Text Reading

Survey the text

Engage the text

Notes from the text

Debrief your text notes

Lecture Note-Taking

Note-taking for Lectures

Pitfalls

• Man, she/he is so cute

• What’s for lunch?

• Look what she/he is wearing!

• Blah, blah, blah when is this class over?

• Lunch-why do I have 3rd lunch? I am hungry!

The Good Stuff

• Don’t write down every word you hear

• Write down only important points

• Always review what you have written before the next class

• Review, Review, Review your notes!

Recording your Notes

Cornell MethodHandout

Note-taking Cornell Method

Questions

Key Points

Outline of the lecture

Summary statement

Note-taking

Use AbbreviationsGovernment govLatin America LAChecking checkDoubling dbgPsychology psychWater H20Manager mng

Note-taking

With w/

Within w/i

Without w/o

For example e.g.

That is I.e.

Because b/c

Especially esp

Versus vs

Note-taking

Compare compDefinition def.Circa ca.In Reference to reVocab. to look up vocabTreatment RxCross-reference XRVery vySee page pg#

Note-taking

Picture SymbolsChange

Time and Dates

Religion

Law

Note-taking

SymbolsAnd &At @And so on . . .Yields/results in Equals =Not Equal InterestingMemorize thisRepeated Info. ””

Note-taking

SymbolsVersus or against vsQuote “1,000 (thousand) kApproximately ~Greater than >Less than <Question ?Therefore

Note-taking

Symbols

Percent %

In addition to Increase Decrease Most Important Between

Thanks to Palm Beach Atlantic University for examples.