AVID EXCEL Focused Note-Taking

What is the first step of Focused Note Taking?

• Apply Notes

• Process Notes

• Take Notes

• Connect Thinking

What is the second step of Focused Note Taking?

• Apply Notes

• Process Notes

• Take Notes

• Summarize Notes

What are two things that should be part of your Step 1: Note taking?

• Asking questions

• writing the purpose of notes

• rewriting notes

• having an organizational format

Asking questions and marking the text are examples of what Step?

• Apply Notes

• Process Notes

• Take Notes

• Summarize Notes

Reflecting on what was learned is an example of what Step?

• Apply Notes

• Process Notes

• Take Notes

• Summarize Notes

Using your notes to write an essay or study for a test are examples of what Step?

• Applying Notes

• Processing Notes

• Summarizing Notes

• Connecting Thinking

Focused note taking is

• a learning system

• a waste of time

• something Ms. Shirley told me do

• None of the above

Summarizing your notes means...

• writing about the most interesting part of your notes

• copying what the teacher wrote on the board

• underlining, chunking and questioning your notes

• writing a paragraph that highlights the key topics covered in the notes

What is the key to Focused Note-taking?

• Choosing the correct format

• Highlighting key ideas

• Repeated review of notes

• Drawing interesting images

What do paraphrasing and abbreviating have in common?

• Both save time and space
• Both save time, but not space
• Both save space, but not time
• Neither saves time nor space