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Organizing your page for success

Note-taking methods

outline

mapping

cornell

charting

CORNELL METHOD

The Cornell Method is a popular widely-utilized method. By engaging with material through summmarizing and intentionally taking notes rather than passively copying everything helps with retaining information.

summary

main notes

cue questions

title

supporting Idea

supporting Idea

Subtopics

supporting Idea

supporting Idea

Main topic

Subtopics

Subtopics

MAPPING METHOD

This method organizes information in a tree-like structure using many lines. As your tree structure comes into place, draw lines from one box or bubble to the other to make connections and relate one idea to another.

This method is similar to a table or a spreadsheet. The first box of each column represents a category and the rows represents a topic.

CHARTING METHOD

TOPIC 3

TOPIC 2

TOPIC 1

CONS

PROS

APPLICATION

DESCRIPTION

METHOD

OUTLINE METHOD

MAIN TOPIC 1 - SUBTOPIC 1 - FACT 1 - FACT 2 - FACT 3 - DETAIL 1 - DETAIL 2 - EXAMPLES

This is perhaps one of the most common methods. It is a more structured, hierarchical way of organizing information, with more words than drawings.