Questioning Note Chart
This student sheet allows students to organize the information they find on their researchable questions. By placing the three researchable questions in the top row of the chart, students will be able add information they find below in each column. The general note chart is designed to record information when students are taking notes about a specific source, not notes about a question. Finally, the GIST note chart helps students take notes on a single source when they are using the GIST method of taking notes.
 note_chart.doc; note_chart_source.doc; note_chart_gist.doc
GIST Note Taking
This guide provides student and teacher instructions for using the note taking and summary strategy of GIST.
GIST.doc ; HS_GIST.doc
Mayan Geography
This article is used for the GIST and rule-based note taking strategies.
maya_geography.doc; maya_geography_stops.doc
Rule-based Note Taking/Summary (Deletion)
This guide provides student and teacher instructions for using the Rule-based note taking and summary strategy (deletion).
rule_based.doc
Fact Frenzy
This online resource teaches students how to take notes using the deletion method. This site includes a demonstration and sample texts to practice.
 Link: http://www.readwritet(...)als/factfrenzy/opening.html
Maya Notes Sample
This sample note guide has notes on a Mayan research question created using the deletion method. Use this sample to model organization techniques to prepare for the writing process.
maya_notes_headings.doc
Electronic Summary Frame (for Online Information Text)
Based on the work of Kate Kinsella, this structure heavily scaffolds summary for students
summ_frame_elec_article.doc ; summary_frame_elec_teach.doc
Hardcopy Summary Frame (with Sentence Starters)
Based on the work of Kate Kinsella, this structure scaffolds summary for students.
summary_frame_hc.doc
Inspiration Summary Frame
Using Inpiration, this template is a graphic organizer for students as they construct their summary.
 summary_frame.isf
PowerPoint Note Taking Process
This is a document lists the PowerPoint note taking structure for students and teachers.
HS_notetaking_PPT_steps.doc:  HS_notes_template.ppt; HS_PH_Notes_Sample.ppt
Process Steps for Digital Note Taking
This is a document lists the note taking structure for students and teachers as they work through the process of digital note taking.
HS_process_notetaking.doc
Sum It Up
This hot little number teaches summary strategies in a fun and engaging way. The student document has a form students can use to write their summary. The directions explain how the activity works. The article is used in the training to practice. The website is where this activity was found.
 sumitup.pdf; sumitup_dir.pdf; sum_practice.doc
Technology strategies for note taking
This guide suggests bothlow-tech and high-tech strategies for using technology to teach students to effectively take notes.
note_taking_tech.doc
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