Date
Subject
Study Skills
Topic:
How to Set up and Take Two-Column Notes
Main Idea
Supporting Details
How Two-Column Notes are
Four Key Steps
set up
1. Divide paper
Two columns
Right side should be larger
2. Label each side
Left side: Main Idea or Topic
Right side: Details
3. Actively Read
Ask yourself questions:
- What is the main idea?
- What are important details?
4. Take notes
Read paragraph by paragraph
Restate main idea of each paragraph in left column
Key details for each paragraph are placed in right
column
Leave a space between last detail and next main
idea