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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Guided Reading/listening Ques: Nonfiction[pdf]

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
This graphic organizer will assist students with taking notes connected nonfiction content. After taking notes with the graphic organizer, students will ask guiding questions listed on the sheet.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Note Writing in the Primary Classroom

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson provides a wealth of ideas for using notes in the classroom to promote authentic writing among children.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Contains plans for a lesson on taking notes that is part of a larger unit on researching a state symbol. It works on skills like figuring out what information is relevant and irrelevant, using a variety of sources, and paraphrasing. In...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A five-slide presentation explaining techniques writers can use to take effective notes while gathering information for a research project. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Note Taking: Word Selection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson [8:35] explaining how to determine which information is necessary and relevant when taking notes.
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Activity
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Making Source Cards

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great resource for putting together all of a student's possible sources onto note cards for later using in citing.
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Activity
Curated OER

Biz/ed: Note Taking

For Students 9th - 10th
This webiste from Biz/ed discusses taking notes in class and taking notes from written sources. It lists some tips on how to improve your technique on taking notes in class, and lists five different methods and the...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Learning Skills for Interview and Group Discussion Communications

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the skills needed for interviews and group discussions including taking notes, exploring a topic, and staying on topic. It also provides a link to a model interview. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks
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Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Summary, Note Taking, Main Idea & Details

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A to Z Teacher Stuff offers a lesson, submitted by a teacher, using different sized post-it notes to discuss summarizing, note taking, main idea, and details. RI.11-12.2 Central IdeaS/Anal/Summ
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Interactive
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Notetaker Interactive Tool

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent interactive site which allows students to take notes as well as organize, plan, and revise their writing, as well as assist with reading skills. Provides several options for student creativity and improvement concerning...
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Website
Joe Landsberger

Study Guides & Strategies: How to Read an Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this guide when reading an expository text or any type of essay, as it provides important questions you should ask yourself while you read. You can access this page in multiple languages from the English homepage.
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Handout
Other

California Polytechnic State U.: Lecture Notetaking

For Students 9th - 10th
A one-page handout, this site includes information about how lectures are typically structured, as well as advice about how to make the best use of the notes you take. Includes a bibliography.
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Unit Plan
Other

How to Study: Study Skills Topic Pages

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Frustrated with study habits that don't work? Change your approach in a few easy steps.