Listening/Notetaking Listening/Notetaking StrategiesStrategies

By Karen Phillips

Sit up and face the speaker!!Clear your mind and focus on the speaker.Watch/listen/be ready for when speaker begins!

L.O. Students will practice listening

and note taking strategies.

Notetaking

Create acronyms for repeated names and phrases:

Examples: Notetaking (NT)Chris Rock(CR)Statue of Liberty(SOL)

Frst X u hear names of peple, plces, + impt events

Notetaking

becausebecause becbec

before before b4b4

withwith w/w/

withoutwithout w/ow/o

and, also +and, also +

isis ==

becausebecause becbec

before before b4b4

withwith w/w/

withoutwithout w/ow/o

and, also +and, also +

isis ==

WhyWhy yy

AmericaAmerica AmerAmer

individualindividual indivindiv

historyhistory histhist

numbernumber ##

liberalliberal libliba

Your Abbreviations

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ListeningListening

Notice pauses that indicate Notice pauses that indicate something important.something important.

Notice speaker’s emphasis on certain Notice speaker’s emphasis on certain words, phrases, or sentences.words, phrases, or sentences.

Notice body Notice body gestures that emphasize gestures that emphasize what speaker is saying.what speaker is saying.

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Listening

• Activate prior knowledge. Activate prior knowledge. Relate what you hear to what you Relate what you hear to what you already know and your own life.already know and your own life.• Visualize what you are hearing.Visualize what you are hearing.• Listen for a purpose - to Listen for a purpose - to understand what the story’s understand what the story’s about.about.

• Activate prior knowledge. Activate prior knowledge. Relate what you hear to what you Relate what you hear to what you already know and your own life.already know and your own life.• Visualize what you are hearing.Visualize what you are hearing.• Listen for a purpose - to Listen for a purpose - to understand what the story’s understand what the story’s about.about.

NotetakingNotetaking

Don’t write in full sentences.

Leave out unimportant words such as: the, a

Skip lines between major ideas to indicate a change of ideas and to make re-reading easier. s

Notetaking

To show importance, use bullets, *stars, ►arrows,

underlining

**When speaker indicates importance through voice or body emphasis, use

these symbols.

NotetakingNotetaking

Use abbreviations. Create your own. You Use abbreviations. Create your own. You can use IMing abbreviations, but be sure to only can use IMing abbreviations, but be sure to only use them while notetaking, not for homework, use them while notetaking, not for homework, projects, or other papers.projects, or other papers.

Omit vowels, for example: people – pepl;Omit vowels, for example: people – pepl;background = bckgrndbackground = bckgrnd

Use abbreviations. Create your own. You Use abbreviations. Create your own. You can use IMing abbreviations, but be sure to only can use IMing abbreviations, but be sure to only use them while notetaking, not for homework, use them while notetaking, not for homework, projects, or other papers.projects, or other papers.

Omit vowels, for example: people – pepl;Omit vowels, for example: people – pepl;background = bckgrndbackground = bckgrnd

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Notetaking

Don’t write in full sentences:Don’t write in full sentences:2pac-rapper shot-died 9/14/962pac-rapper shot-died 9/14/96..

Omit or shorten endings:Omit or shorten endings:democratic = dem democratic = dem

geography = geog geography = geog

document=docdocument=doc

fighting = fightngfighting = fightng

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NotetakingNotetaking

Listen for purpose. Listen for purpose. Be sure to get down on paper: Be sure to get down on paper:

who – names of people w/identifying words: who – names of people w/identifying words: King, musician, student, athleteKing, musician, student, athlete

what – impt events, challenges, problems, what – impt events, challenges, problems, possible solutions, resolution of problem – how possible solutions, resolution of problem – how things worked out.things worked out.

Listen for purpose. Listen for purpose. Be sure to get down on paper: Be sure to get down on paper:

who – names of people w/identifying words: who – names of people w/identifying words: King, musician, student, athleteKing, musician, student, athlete

what – impt events, challenges, problems, what – impt events, challenges, problems, possible solutions, resolution of problem – how possible solutions, resolution of problem – how things worked out.things worked out.

NotetakingNotetaking

when – dates: years, months, centuries, seasons, when – dates: years, months, centuries, seasons, time. April 4, 1960 = 4/4/1960; winter; 9 a.m.time. April 4, 1960 = 4/4/1960; winter; 9 a.m.

where – names of places: cities, states, where – names of places: cities, states, countries, regions. Abbreviate, e.g. Gettysburg= countries, regions. Abbreviate, e.g. Gettysburg= Gtysbrg; if Gtysbrg repeted, use GGtysbrg; if Gtysbrg repeted, use G

why – Causeswhy – Causes

when – dates: years, months, centuries, seasons, when – dates: years, months, centuries, seasons, time. April 4, 1960 = 4/4/1960; winter; 9 a.m.time. April 4, 1960 = 4/4/1960; winter; 9 a.m.

where – names of places: cities, states, where – names of places: cities, states, countries, regions. Abbreviate, e.g. Gettysburg= countries, regions. Abbreviate, e.g. Gettysburg= Gtysbrg; if Gtysbrg repeted, use GGtysbrg; if Gtysbrg repeted, use G

why – Causeswhy – Causes .

Suggested Notetaking FormatSuggested Notetaking Format

Bullet each note.Bullet each note.Leave space between each bullet.Leave space between each bullet.If you think you’ve missed something If you think you’ve missed something

important, write a line, so on the 2nd important, write a line, so on the 2nd reading you’ll know to fill in info.reading you’ll know to fill in info.Sandy alwys wntd 2 be - Sandy alwys wntd 2 be - / /

During 2nd reading, fill in what you missed During 2nd reading, fill in what you missed in the spaces between the lines and in in the spaces between the lines and in underline signals you left for yourself.underline signals you left for yourself.

Bullet each note.Bullet each note.Leave space between each bullet.Leave space between each bullet.If you think you’ve missed something If you think you’ve missed something

important, write a line, so on the 2nd important, write a line, so on the 2nd reading you’ll know to fill in info.reading you’ll know to fill in info.Sandy alwys wntd 2 be - Sandy alwys wntd 2 be - / /

During 2nd reading, fill in what you missed During 2nd reading, fill in what you missed in the spaces between the lines and in in the spaces between the lines and in underline signals you left for yourself.underline signals you left for yourself.

Credits• Guetto Skills. “Gabriells S. Uno,”, The Lost Mix Tape, Vol.

1. Hip Hop Worldwide Collaboration.

• Larson, Jonathan. “Seasons of Love.” Rent. Original Broadway Cast Recording. 1999.