Here comes the Socratic Seminar!!!
Please open the "Socratic Seminar" link on the right hand side of the page. Using your new and improved note taking system, please take notes on the Socratic handout.
With implementation of a new ACTIVE STUDY NOTE FORMAT... here are some tips for WHAT to write down..
Each student should develop his or her
own method of taking notes, but most students find the following suggestions
helpful:
A. Make your notes brief.
1. Never use a sentence where you can use a phrase. Never use a phrase where you can use a word.
2. Use abbreviations and symbols, but
be consistent.
B. Put most notes in your own
words. However, the following should be
noted exactly:
1. Formulas
2. Definitions
3. Specific facts
C. Use outline form and/or a numbering
system. Indention helps you distinguish
major from minor points.
D. If you miss a statement, write key
words, skip a few spaces, and get the information later.
E. Don't try to use every space on the
page. Leave room for coordinating your
notes with the text after the lecture.
(You may want to list key terms in the margin or make a summary of the
contents of the page.)
F.
Date your notes. Number the
pages. Make a table of contents!!
(Taken from http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/handouts.html)
