August 29- Origins of Slave Trade and Importance of Note Taking

Do Now: Using the reading, on a separate sheet of paper take notes on what you identify as key ideas and terms.

Note taking

0 What is important to know from the passage? (Cross out anything you wrote down that does not follow what is important.)

The Middle Passage

0 What does the term “Middle Passage” mean?0 Amistad- what was the Amistad rebellion?

0 Amistad Clip- The Middle Passage (Disclaimer: There is nudity and intense violence in this clip. If you cannot handle it, avert your eyes.)

0 Reflection on film clip. 0What is the film-maker trying to demonstrate in this film

clip?0Was he successful? How did the clip make you feel?

Why do we take notes? 0 We remember more when we write things down. 0 Teachers share information that can’t be found in the

textbook. 0 Studies prove that a person forgets 50% of a lecture

within 24 hours.

0 Teachers are always saying “write down only the important information.” How am I supposed to know what is important?0 In a history class the following things are

important:0Know what happened, when it happened, and

who was involved. 0Know why it happened. 0Know why it happened in a certain way and not

in other ways.0And know what the significance, consequences, or

results were.

Outline FormatI. The Main Idea

a. Section of the Main Idea i. Major Detail

1. minor detail2. minor detail

b. Another Section of the Main Idea

II. The Second Main Ideaa. Section of the Main Idea

i. Major Detail1. minor detail2. minor detail

ii. Major Detail1. minor detail

Example

I. Extrasensory perception a. Definition: means of perceiving without use of sense organs.

i. Three Kinds of Extrasensory Perception 1. Telepathy: sending messages 2. Clairvoyance: forecasting the future 3. Psychokinesis: perceiving events external

to situation ii. Current Status

1. No current research to support or refute

2. Few psychologists say impossible

Cornell Format

Example Record notes from lecture

Questions & Early History of the English Language

Cue Words English language time periods

3 periods of English - Old English mid 5th century to 1100

- Middle English 1100-1500

- Modern English 1500-p.

2 Original Peoples English in Britain- Britain - Picts

3 Invading Peoples Invasions brought new people and languages

- Angles - Saxons- Jutes

What year did these invading peoples gain control? It took these tribes 150 years to gain control of England

Summarize the notes above. What is being discussed? The English language has an ancient history that not only evolved from the original

inhabitants’ language but was also shaped by invading tribes from throughout Europe.

What format do I use?

• Outline Note-Taking Format: useful when lecture is in an outline form (aka. The lecture is broken down into organized sections)

• Cornell Note-Taking Format: used to review and “self-test” by turning main ideas into questions