Appendix B:
Note-Taking Models

I’ve used the same subject—rainbows—to illustrate all the note-taking methods so you can see how the same information plays out differently in each outline.

THE ROMAN MODEL: RAINBOWS

CORNELL NOTES: RAINBOWS

HASH MASH: RAINBOWS

SPIDER MAPPING: RAINBOWS

THE MODEL MODEL: RAINBOWS

If I were to design my own three-dimensional model of notes on rainbows, I’d need some paint, sponges, cardboard, tin foil, and a cheap mini-flashlight. I’d probably also need some clip-art of a leprechaun and a four-leaf clover for the myths section, and I’d have to brainstorm a bit on how to show the last myth about the rainbow making someone disappear. However, that’s just what I would use to build a freestanding arch showing the full display of color as created by the prism effect of light cut by water. What would you use?

THE ENDGAME: RAINBOWS

This Round Two note card includes information from the other notes you would have collected that week, summarizing all five of the teacher’s lectures on “light,” including the first lecture notes on rainbows.