The document provides tips for taking effective notes, including actively listening for main points and structure, writing down key information like dates and definitions, asking questions if the teacher is unclear, and reviewing notes after class by rewriting them and marking anything confusing. It emphasizes the importance of active listening, writing down important information, and reviewing notes after class.

1. How To Take Effective Notes

2. Active Listening Listen for the main point and major subpoints Listen for an organizational structure Pay attention to organizational cues Listen with your eyes Remove distractions Practice

3. Proper Techniques for writing and lecture notes Write down the date and the topic of the lecture Learn to write quickly Write down definitions Don’t copy word for word If your teacher indicates something is important, mark it

4. Proper Techniques, cont. If your teacher is going too fast or is unclear, raise your hand Err on the side of writing down too much

5. Review your notes After the class period is over, rewrite or type your notes as soon as you can Read over your notes before each class period As you look over your notes, mark anything that doesn’t make sense to you Make friends with a studious fellow student Always ask for help