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Chapter 6: Organizing Textbook

Information

Bridging the Gap, 9/eBrenda Smith

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Methods of Organizing Textbook Information

AnnotatingNote takingOutliningMapping

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The Demands of College Study

Discovering your Fitness as a Reader

p. 294/284 Building Knowledge Networks Organizing Textbook Information

1. Annotating

2. Note taking

3. Outlining

4. Mapping

Annotating

Is a method of highlighting main ideas, major supporting details, and key terms.

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Annotating Highlight main ideas, major supporting

details, and key terms. Develop a system of notations. Mark the text after the first reading. The markings indicate points to review for

an exam. Highlight with a colored marker. Make a list of key terms & ideas to have a

reduced form for review.

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When to Annotate After a unit of thought has been

presented. After a single paragraph or after three

pages. After major points emerge from a

background of lesser detail.

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http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/annotate-ex.htm

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Note taking

Write brief sentence summaries of important textbook information.

Use margin space to identify topics.

Highlight key terms for self-testing.

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How to Take Notes:The Cornell Method

Create a two-and-one-half-inch margin for noting key words.

Create a six-inch area on the right for sentence summaries

After reading a section, jot down sentence summaries in the six-inch area.

Use your own words. Include main ideas & significant supporting details. Use complete sentences. Underline keywords from summary sentences.

See page 302-4 in your textbook for examples.

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Why Take Textbook Notes?

It keeps you involved with the material. It improves your concentration. It helps to review for a test.

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Why Outline?

It provides a visual display of the important information according to levels of importance.

It helps in organizing notes from class lectures.

See page 307 of your textbook for an example of an outline form.

My OutlineI. Main Idea

A. Major Supporting Detail1. Minor Supporting Detail2. Minor Supporting Detail

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Outlining

Include only what you need to remember.

Use a numbering system & indentations. Get a general overview before you start. Use phrases rather than sentences. Put it in your own words. Be selective. Indicate key terms with a yellow marker.

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Reader’s Tip: Guidelines for Successful Outlining

Get a general overview before you start. Use phrases rather than sentences. Put it in your own words. Be selective. After outlining, indicate key terms with a

yellow marker. Include the main ideas and major details

Mapping

Mapping visually condenses material to show relationships.

Mapping places important topics in a central location.

It connects major points and supporting details in a visual display.

And mapping shows degrees of importance.

Next slide & then Pg. 311/300

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Why Map?

Mapping offers a visual organization for learners with a preference for spatial representation.

It provides a quick overview of an article or a chapter.

Mapping can be used to reduce notes for later study.

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How to Map

Draw a circle or a box in the middle of a page. Write the subject or topic of the material in it. Determine the main ideas that support the subject. Write them on lines radiating from the central circle or box. Determine the significant details. Write them on lines attached to each main idea. Number of details you included will depend on the material

and your purpose.

See pages 311-312 / 300-301 in your textbook for examples.

Review Questions

1. What is annotating?

2. Which two methods of organizing text information are most similar?

3. What is the difference between annotating and note taking?

4. What are the parts of the Cornell Method of note taking?

5. When should you outline?

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