How to efficiently and effectively make notes while reading longer pieces of text
Using note-making strategies to enhance your understanding of readings
Activity 3.1 - Opener:
What are the qualities of good note-making?
I believe that the good qualities of good note-making are the ability to summarize a reading in short and simple sentences, the quality of making connections, predictions, questions that can be answered, and the ability to identify unknown vocabulary.
2.Why do you think good note-making is widely considered a standard for success in AP classes? I think that good note-making is widely considered a standard for success in AP classes. One reason for it being, is because it can help students review/understand a reading.Especially because it's easy for the student to understand, because it's written themselves. Questions would be answered, student's can get the main idea of the topic. Also, it's beneficial to students as a study guide.
Activity 3.2 - Note making essentials:
Review your previewing notes and use those thoughts to guide you
Break reading into smaller, manageable chunks, maybe based on the headings in the text
Write notes only after reading through a portion of the reading (a "chunk")
Paraphrase the most important information from each chunk
Add the most important details
Make connections to other history that you have learned or current events
Keep track of important vocabulary
Ask questions and try to answer them
Write the main ideas, in your own words, from each subtopic and one for the overall topic of the reading
Activity 3.3- Making notes for independent understanding:
These factors that makes these people successful are recognizable. However, it is not guaranteed that these qualities can make them successful. It depends on how the traits are exhibited. - Q:How do psychologists manage to narrow down to these 4 x-factors that may lead success? - This article uses reliable sources from other psychologists and reporters, and views from other outside sources that contribute to their research. - Charisma help give people their personas - their image. - Does people with charisma make them seem manipulative? - People with chutzpah can be seen with an audacious, arrogant persona. However, their natural boldness allows them to take risks, therefore have more experience. - Most of the time, people enjoy having enthusiasts around. Basically, people with joie de vivre have an impact on those who are having maybe the worse day. With this factor, it is very beneficial to the person who has the trait, and as well to the people who they're with - In my opinion, I think grace is probably the best factor to have in order to success. People with grace are disciplined, and composed. They are wise, benevolent and compassionate. They have a certain charm, that influence those around them. - Overall, people who hold these any of these factors, may be successful. However, they must show their attribute and use their qualities well. In order to be successful, they have to use their qualities for the common good, and not for greedy relations.
Chunk 1: The X-factors MI: There are 4 main x-factors that are recognizable qualities that many people are either born with or bred Many people with these traits are likely successful in life. ++ 4 x-factors of success are: charisma, chutzpa, joie de vivre and grace. ++ Such is true, these x-factors also have to be combined with other attributes in order for one to become successful. ++ These factors only result as a benefit depending on who they are surrounded by. These traits can be seen as dark traits or good traits, depending on the situation. Chunk 2: Charisma- The Spellbinders MI: Charisma is a rare but a common quality in people who are devoted to inspire. Charisma are usually found among leaders. ++ Those with charisma would have other components that coincides. Components such has "expressivity, sensitivity, eloquence, control, vision, and self-confidence". ++ Those with charisma have a certain charm that appeals to others, giving them the ability to influence. Chunk 3:Chutzpah, Oh the nerve MI: Chutzpah is a quality that is similar to audacious. People with chutzpah are usually "risk-takers" ++ There are both, good and bad ends with having chutzpah, depending on how it is viewed by others. ++ Chutzpah = natural boldness; those with this trait gains more experience than others. ++ People with chutzpah may lack virtues. Chunk 4: Joie De Vivre: Day-seizers MI: People with joie de vivre have a sense of living, they always want to explore and travel. ++ Most of the time, they are full of enthusiasm. Yet, they're also able to understand other emotions. ++ This factor motivates not only the person who embodies it, but also the others around them. Chunk 5: Fierce Benevolence MI: Those with grace as a trait are disciplined. They are compassionate, wise, and benevolent. ++ They're able to keep composed. They accept embarassments, and those downs in life. ++ They are simply nice.
Activity 3.4 - Reflections on Note-making:
What do you think of our note-making model?
I think the note-making model is simple and easy. It's not as long as the frequently used 2-column notes - which consists of excessive notes that aren't needed.
Did our instructions help you better understand how to make notes?
Yes, especially the site with help on paraphrasing and summarizing. The instructions are easy to follow: "Read chunks by chunks and summarize/paraphrase" and the other notes are basically self-explanatory.
Do you feel that after using these note-making strategies you have a better understanding of the text than if you had just read it? Why or why not?
I feel that after using these note-making strategies helped be better my understanding. Mainly because as I'm reading, I get somewhat an understanding of the text, then to do the notes, I would have to re-read as many times as I could to take down the most important pieces of information. Also, with these strategies, I'm able to summarize and paraphrase into short simplistic sentences to my own benefits.
Which of the Note-Making Essentials did you struggle the most with? Why?
In my point of view, the essential that I struggled the most with was making connections. Simply, I'm just horrible at making connections.
Activity 3.1 - Opener:
- What are the qualities of good note-making?
I believe that the good qualities of good note-making are the ability to summarize a reading in short and simple sentences, the quality of making connections, predictions, questions that can be answered, and the ability to identify unknown vocabulary.2.Why do you think good note-making is widely considered a standard for success in AP classes?
I think that good note-making is widely considered a standard for success in AP classes. One reason for it being, is because it can help students review/understand a reading.Especially because it's easy for the student to understand, because it's written themselves. Questions would be answered, student's can get the main idea of the topic. Also, it's beneficial to students as a study guide.
Activity 3.2 - Note making essentials:
Activity 3.3- Making notes for independent understanding:
Note-making instructions
Article on X-factors - for note making
However, it is not guaranteed that these qualities can make them successful.
It depends on how the traits are exhibited.
-
Q:How do psychologists manage to narrow down to these 4 x-factors that
may lead success?
-
This article uses reliable sources from other psychologists
and reporters, and views from other outside sources that contribute to their research.
-
Charisma help give people their personas - their image.
-
Does people with charisma make them seem manipulative?
-
People with chutzpah can be seen with an audacious, arrogant
persona. However, their natural boldness allows them to take risks,
therefore have more experience.
-
Most of the time, people enjoy having enthusiasts around. Basically,
people with joie de vivre have an impact on those who are having maybe
the worse day. With this factor, it is very beneficial to the person who has the trait, and as well to the people who they're with
-
In my opinion, I think grace is probably the best factor to have in order to success. People with grace are disciplined, and composed.
They are wise, benevolent and compassionate. They have a certain charm,
that influence those around them.
-
Overall, people who hold these any of these factors, may be successful.
However, they must show their attribute and use their qualities well.
In order to be successful, they have to use their qualities for the common good, and not for greedy relations.
MI: There are 4 main x-factors that are recognizable qualities that many people are either born with or bred Many people with these traits are likely successful in life.
++ 4 x-factors of success are: charisma, chutzpa, joie de vivre and grace.
++ Such is true, these x-factors also have to be combined with other attributes in order for one to become successful.
++ These factors only result as a benefit depending on who they are surrounded by. These traits can be seen as dark traits or good traits, depending on the situation.
Chunk 2: Charisma- The Spellbinders
MI: Charisma is a rare but a common quality in people who are devoted to inspire. Charisma are usually found among leaders.
++ Those with charisma would have other components that coincides. Components such has "expressivity, sensitivity, eloquence, control, vision, and self-confidence".
++ Those with charisma have a certain charm that appeals to others, giving them the ability to influence.
Chunk 3:Chutzpah, Oh the nerve
MI: Chutzpah is a quality that is similar to audacious. People with chutzpah are usually "risk-takers"
++ There are both, good and bad ends with having chutzpah, depending on how it is viewed by others.
++ Chutzpah = natural boldness; those with this trait gains more experience than others.
++ People with chutzpah may lack virtues.
Chunk 4: Joie De Vivre: Day-seizers
MI: People with joie de vivre have a sense of living, they always want to explore and travel.
++ Most of the time, they are full of enthusiasm. Yet, they're also able to understand other emotions.
++ This factor motivates not only the person who embodies it, but also the others around them.
Chunk 5: Fierce Benevolence
MI: Those with grace as a trait are disciplined. They are compassionate, wise, and benevolent.
++ They're able to keep composed. They accept embarassments, and those downs in life.
++ They are simply nice.
Activity 3.4 - Reflections on Note-making:
- What do you think of our note-making model?
I think the note-making model is simple and easy. It's not as long as the frequently used 2-column notes - which consists of excessive notes that aren't needed.- Did our instructions help you better understand how to make notes?
Yes, especially the site with help on paraphrasing and summarizing. The instructions are easy to follow: "Read chunks by chunks and summarize/paraphrase" and the other notes are basically self-explanatory.- Do you feel that after using these note-making strategies you have a better understanding of the text than if you had just read it? Why or why not?
I feel that after using these note-making strategies helped be better my understanding. Mainly because as I'm reading, I get somewhat an understanding of the text, then to do the notes, I would have to re-read as many times as I could to take down the most important pieces of information. Also, with these strategies, I'm able to summarize and paraphrase into short simplistic sentences to my own benefits.- Which of the Note-Making Essentials did you struggle the most with? Why?
In my point of view, the essential that I struggled the most with was making connections. Simply, I'm just horrible at making connections.