This document discusses note-taking strategies, including the stages of note-taking (beginning, middle, end) and a strategy called RRI (Rapid Retrieval of Information). RRI is similar to skimming and helps the reader quickly find specific information to answer their essential question. It involves using text clues to guess where the needed information may be located, then skimming that area while focusing on important words. An example shows how RRI can be used to quickly find that the Super Bowl will be played in Indianapolis and is Super Bowl XLVI.

1. NOTE TAKING: RAPID
RETRIEVAL OF
INFORMATION
Research
6th & 7th Grade Language

2. Stages of Note Taking
 Beginning
 Building a foundation of knowledge Two-
Column
 Basic info Notes
 Lots of reading!!
 Middle
 Afterbasic knowledge RRI
 Specific Info
 End
 Fact checking

3. What is RRI?
 Note-Taking Strategy
 Similar to Skimming
 Time-Saving
 Helps you find specific info to answer your EQ

4. How To
 Use text clues to get ready
 Guess where you think the information you need
is
 Use clues about structure
 Proper nouns
 Dates
 Technical vocab words
 Skim that area
 Focus on important words
 Ignore small, unimportant words (the, and, an, or, if,
etc.)
 Branch out slowly

5. Example
 Super Bowl Article
 Where is the Super Bowl being played?
 What number is it?

6. Example
 On Sunday, February 5th, the two teams you see here will face
each other in the biggest game of the NFL season, the Super Bowl.
The Giants’ home stadium isn’t in New York; it’s in New Jersey. The
Super Bowl is always given a Roman numeral instead of a number,
and this year it is Super Bowl XLVI.
 This year’s game will be played in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a
re-match of the 2008 Super Bowl, when these teams faced also
faced each other. The two teams have the same head coaches and
same starting quarterbacks now that they had then. New York’s
coach is Tom Coughlin and New England’s coach is Bill Belichick.
The Patriots have a much better regular season record than the
Giants this year. The Patriots won 13 games and lost 3, while the
Giants won 9 games and lost 7. But none of that matters —
whichever team wins will be the NFL’s champion. Almost as much
attention is paid to the half-time show and the commercials as to the
game itself.

7. Example
 On Sunday, February 5th, the two teams you see here will face
each other in the biggest game of the NFL season, the Super Bowl.
The Giants’ home stadium isn’t in New York; it’s in New Jersey. The
Super Bowl is always given a Roman numeral instead of a number,
and this year it is Super Bowl XLVI.
 This year’s game will be played in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a
re-match of the 2008 Super Bowl, when these teams faced also
faced each other. The two teams have the same head coaches and
same starting quarterbacks now that they had then. New York’s
coach is Tom Coughlin and New England’s coach is Bill Belichick.
The Patriots have a much better regular season record than the
Giants this year. The Patriots won 13 games and lost 3, while the
Giants won 9 games and lost 7. But none of that matters —
whichever team wins will be the NFL’s champion. Almost as much
attention is paid to the half-time show and the commercials as to the
game itself.

8. Example
 On Sunday, February 5th, the two teams you see here will face
each other in the biggest game of the NFL season, the Super Bowl.
The Giants’ home stadium isn’t in New York; it’s in New Jersey. The
Super Bowl is always given a Roman numeral instead of a number,
and this year it is Super Bowl XLVI.
 This year’s game will be played in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is a
re-match of the 2008 Super Bowl, when these teams faced also
faced each other. The two teams have the same head coaches and
same starting quarterbacks now that they had then. New York’s
coach is Tom Coughlin and New England’s coach is Bill Belichick.
The Patriots have a much better regular season record than the
Giants this year. The Patriots won 13 games and lost 3, while the
Giants won 9 games and lost 7. But none of that matters —
whichever team wins will be the NFL’s champion. Almost as much
attention is paid to the half-time show and the commercials as to the
game itself.

9. Remember…
 You can’t use RRI until you have a specific
question in mind!
 Save time by reading only important
information