Taking Notes

1 Using Notes to Study for Exams

You might try certain tactics to use your notes in preparation for essay exams:

 Review your notes regularly, not just right before the test, using a technique like the
Cornell system or by explaining your notes aloud.
 Use your notes to create sample questions to study with. If you were the teacher, how
would you test this material?
 Use critical thinking techniques to reflect on the material--what is your opinion of it?
What additional examples or explanations can you provide? Can you connect this
material to other classes, outside reading, your own experiences?
 Synthesize the information in your notes with your other assignments in the class (like
what you read in the textbook that isn't covered in the lectures).

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2 WRITING RESOURCES
Writing@CSU provides a wide range of instructional resources. With the exception of
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2.1 WRITING GUIDES

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from narrowing your focus to creating a Web site.

2.2 WRITING ACTIVITIES

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2.3 WRITING COLLECTIONS

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3.2 TEACHING ACTIVITIES

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3.3 GTPATHWAYS
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3.5 ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES

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3.6 CSU WRITING PROJECT

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3.9 TEACHING LINKS

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3.10 THE COMPOSITION ARCHIVES

View teaching materials used in the Colorado State University Composition
program since the late 1990s.

3.11 DEALING WITH PLAGIARISM

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