Created By: Debbe Brooks

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Take Note!Rules for Note Taking

•  Created By Debbe Brooks
• Madison County TECOS TEAM
• 2005-2006

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What is Plagiarism?

• Stealing someone elses work and claiming it as
  your own
• Sometimes we do this without thinking
• This is LITERARY THEFT!
• So, how can we avoid this habit?

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• Learn how
• To
• Take
• Notes!!

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Why Take Notes?

• You take notes so you will,
• Remember what you read
• Not copy someone elses exact words
• Be able to put the information in your own words
  later

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Rules for Note Taking
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Rule 1

• Will you,
• Make lists?
• Use a graphic organizer?
• Use note cards?
• Create a web?
• Use another method?

• Decide
• how you
• will take notes.

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Rule 2

• Read Carefully!

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Rule 3

• Writing
• EVERYTHING
• is TOO HARD!,
• So,

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Rule 4Look Away From the Text!
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Rule 5

• Focus and
• Think!

• What is
• important
• about what
• you are
• writing?

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Rule 6

• Outline

Write only important details,.but
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Rule 7

• Write clearly.
• If you cant read it later, it wont do you any
  good!

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Rule 8

• Finally and most importantly,
• put the notes in your own words
• and
• Make the changes needed
• so
• that the work is your own!

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To summarize

• Decide how you will take notes.
• Read carefully!
• Look away from text!
• Focus and Think!
• Outline!
• Write clearly!
• Put the notes in your own words!

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Some Note-taking ideas

• Make lists
• Highlight important ideas on a printed page
• Use graphic organizers
• Make notes on 3 x 5 cards and organize in a
  pocket chart or on a table top
• Use lined notebook paper
• Draw a chart and fill it in
• Create a web
• Use a tape recorder, then transcribe the words
  into written form
• Use Inspiration or Kidspiration to organize your
  thoughts

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Resources

• Oregon School Library Information System
  http//www.oslis.k12.or.us/elementary/howto/takeno
  tes