Handouts
To find current words or review vocabulary practice check the vocab4u2 page. For other
handouts, go to our group Spillane AP Lang on Bear English.
How should you take notes?
Create a tree map- note headings, subheadings, bold words and main ideas: video
Create a mind map: note the basics and use it to retell the main ideas (figure 1)
Use a mneumonic to keep track of ideas - example:We used D.I.D.L.S. to organize notes
about literary devices (see figure 2 below).
figure 1: mind map of the "Introduction" to 40 Model Essays
figure 2: literary device notes from 9/8/11
