The ""Study Smart"" reference guide series, designed for students from junior high school through lifelong learning programs, teaches skills for research and note-taking, presents strategies for test-taking and studying, provides exercises to improve spelling, grammar and vocabulary, and reveals secrets for putting these skills together in great essays. ""Note-Taking Made Easy"" makes a thorough and systematic presentation of note-taking, including ways to decide what is worth noting, how to organize notes, and shortcuts in note-taking.