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53 Taking Notes

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Taking Notes Opening Page

Start-Up Activity

Have your students watch the video below and take notes. Afterward, have a few students share their notes for discussion. Ask these questions:

  • What main points from the video did you write down?
  • How did you express the main points?
  • Did you use any lists, abbreviations, symbols, or pictures?

Let your students know that this chapter will help them take effective notes. 

Think About It

“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.”

—A. A. Milne

Creating Command Sentences Video

State Standards Covered in This Chapter

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.4

LAFS Covered in This Chapter

LAFS.6.W.3.8

LAFS.7.W.3.8

LAFS.8.W.3.8

LAFS.6.RL.2.4

LAFS.6.RI.2.4

LAFS.7.RL.2.4

LAFS.7.RI.2.4

LAFS.8.RL.2.4

LAFS.8.RI.2.4

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

110.22.b.12.D

110.22.b.12.E

110.22.b.12.F

110.22.b.12.G

110.23.b.12.D

110.23.b.12.E

110.23.b.12.F

110.24.b.12.D

110.24.b.12.E

110.24.b.12.F

110.24.b.12.G

110.24.b.12.H

110.24.b.12.I

110.22.b.2

110.23.b.2

110.23.b.8.B

110.24.b.6.F

110.24.b.2.B

110.24.b.6.H

110.24.b.2

TEKS Covered in This Chapter

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Setting Up Your Notes

Lead students through the sample “two-column” note page. Encourage them to use a similar approach when setting up their classroom notes. 

 

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.6.W.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.22.b.12.D, 110.22.b.12.E, 110.22.b.12.F, 110.22.b.12.G
NE ELA Standard:
LA 6.2.1.c, LA 6.2.1.i, LA 6.2.2.b

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Three-Column Notes

Review the “three-column” note format. This format works best when class discussions align closely with reading assignments.

Have a volunteer read aloud the points to remember. Then ask students what other strategies they use to take notes.

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.6.W.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.22.b.12.D, 110.22.b.12.E, 110.22.b.12.F, 110.22.b.12.G
NE ELA Standard:
LA 6.2.1.c, LA 6.2.1.i, LA 6.2.2.b

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Taking Classroom and Reading Notes

Review the tips for taking classroom notes. Tell students not to write down every word a speaker says, but just important ideas in their own words. Also highlight the helpful hint, which reveals the key to taking classroom notes—careful listening. Then on page 467, review the tips for taking reading notes.

Let students practice both types of note taking by having them set up a three-column notebook (page 465). Ask them to read to themselves "The History of the English Language" on pages 552–553, taking reading notes in the second column as they go through it.

Afterward, lead a classroom discussion about the material and “English from Around the World" on page 554. Have students take parallel classroom notes in the third column. Discuss the notes they took and the strategies they used.

Related Minilesson:
State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.6.RL.2.4
TEKS Standard:
110.22.b.2
NE ELA Standard:
LA 6.1.5

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Reviewing Your Notes

Discuss the tips for reviewing notes. Have students review their classroom and reading notes about the history of the English language. For the “review notes” column, have students define or explain any unfamiliar terms, events, or people from the reading and classroom notes. They should also record any questions they still have about the material. 

State Standard Reference:
LAFS Standard:
LAFS.6.W.3.8
TEKS Standard:
110.22.b.12.D, 110.22.b.12.E, 110.22.b.12.F, 110.22.b.12.G
NE ELA Standard:
LA 6.2.1.c, LA 6.2.1.i, LA 6.2.2.b

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