Note Taking and
Study Skills
Warm-Up Questions
CPS Questions 1-2
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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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Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Lesson Overview
Note-taking strategies
 Thinking Maps®
 Good study habits
 Taking tests and exams
 How to do homework
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Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Quick Write
Write a short paragraph about one study
habit that has helped you be successful on
school exams.
(Note to teacher: Use “Pick a Student” button in CPS)
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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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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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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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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Other Note-Taking Tips
Read over your notes and set down clue
words near the topics
 Keep your notes well organized
 Use the 2-3-3-2 Technique when a
presentation or lecture and text are
closely related
 Use the 2-5-1 Technique when a
presentation or lecture and text are not
closely related Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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Cornell Note-Taking System
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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
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Activity 1: The Cornell Note-Taking
System
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Review the section in your textbook on
The Cornell Note-Taking System
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Identify the sections and describe how to
take notes using the Cornell Note-Taking
System
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Thinking Maps®
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Help organize and improve critical
thinking
 Circle Maps
 Bubble
Maps
 Double
Bubble Maps
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Thinking Maps®, cont.
 Tree
Maps
 Brace
 Flow
Maps
Maps
 Multi-Flow
 Bridge
Maps
Maps
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Learning Check Questions
CPS Questions 3-4
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Activity 2: Thinking Maps®
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Review the section in your textbook on
Thinking Maps®
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Complete the table to describe the eight
types of Thinking Maps® and how to
create them
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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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OK4R Method
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An effective study method
 O = Overview
 K = Key Ideas
 R1 = Read
 R2 = Recall
 R3 = Reflect
 R4 = Review
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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PQRST Method
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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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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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Learning Check Questions
CPS Questions 5-6
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Activity 3: Study Methods
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Review the section in your textbook on
the OK4R and PQRST study methods
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Create a bubble map for the OK4R and
PQRST study methods to include the
ways to study effectively
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Answer the questions
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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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Tips for Different Kinds of Tests
Completion
 True-False
 Matching
 Essay
 Multiple Choice
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Activity 4: Test Taking Tips
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Review the section in your textbook on
taking tests and exams
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Complete the chart to identify tips for
taking each type of test
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Answer the question
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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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Learning Check Questions
CPS Questions 7-8
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Activity 5: Create a Homework Plan
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Review the section in your textbook on
a homework plan
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Create a homework plan and use it
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Then evaluate your plan and modify as
necessary
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Summary
Note taking strategies
 Thinking Maps®
 Good study habits
 Taking tests and exams
 How to do homework
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Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Review Questions
CPS Questions 9-10
(Note to teacher: Use “Pick a Student” button in CPS)
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
Next….
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Done – note taking and study skills
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Next – managing stress
Chapter 2, Lesson 1
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