outline for law reading

BONUS
Marshalin Redwood
JURI210_01

The two chosen websites that had resourceful information about note- taking, outlining, reading and/or study systems are from www.ucc.vt.edu and secondly www.columbia.edu.

The Virginia Tech Study Skill Self- Help Information website has an SQ3R; a five step system which is to survey, ask questions, read carefully, recall and lastly review. These steps are memory lessons to train the brain in learning properly. This website also focuses on Note Taking, the Cornell System. This system gives direction on proper and efficient not taking while in class and/ or reading. The specifications for the Cornell System is a preparation of what the note should look like; measurements are given and a recall column. The Cornell System outlines specifics on how to take notes during a lecture. After recording notes, it is necessary to read what was written; recite and recall what was learnt, this is a good studying and memory lesson. Writing Papers are vital because it shows the professor what an individual learned in the course. Virginia Tech’s Self-Help gives and outline of how a paper is to be written. There is an introduction; gives the reader a brief synopsis of what the paper is about. After the introduction there are three body paragraphs; there should be transitions between paragraphs, topic(s) finally a conclusion of each paragraph. After the introduction and the three paragraphs there is the conclusion; which the thesis should be restated and sums up the paper. After reading Virginia Tech’s Self- Help system website there is the Columbia University Study Skills webpage.

The Columbia University Study Skills webpage has information about Focusing and Reading. This page focuses on what is being read and techniques that are helpful to students. There are various of questions to ask while reading; tells students to break in-between reads to ask questions that may be viable in learning the material. Not only must a student as questions while reading but also one must be organized while reading. Use the 3R’s (read, recite and ‘rite) for imperative information, and to review what was read. Do not read right through because it is not allowing your brain to obtain information correctly; take a short break and review. Finally Columbia University Study Skills page indicates at the end of each paragraph, chapter or page to recall and recite (with the book closed); this is a lesson for the brain to remember what was read.