Summarizing+and+Note+Taking

Summarizing and Note Taking Summarizing and note taking is a great way to be ready for your class. It can prepare you for such things as a test, projects, or any presentations you may be required to do. Summarizing is the idea of taking something you may have learned or a passage you have read and trying to condense it to contain the most basic and more important points. In summarizing something you want to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. You will focus on the main points of the subject and take what you have learned and rewrite into a shorter version making it your own. You want to "put it in your own words" rather than paraphrasing from the context. The reader of your summarization should be able to understand the concept of the lesson or passage without having to read the original version. Note taking is another way of taking what you have learned and putting it into your own words. When you takes notes you want to jot down the main points and important factors rather than everything you hear or see. Note cards are a great way to help you study for an exam or test. When Summarizing and Note Taking there are some steps you may want to consider:
 * 1) Read the whole passage or lesson
 * 2) Highlight or jot down any important points
 * 3) Organize your notes in a chronological order.
 * 4) Be sure to have a beginning, middle, and end.
 * 5) Rewrite the summary in your own words