3.3 Note Making
Note-making: It
is an active and
focused ‘writing skill’.
Here concrete connection between
all relevant concepts and words is drawn to infuse or connect all thoughts
together by a method. (points, tree diagram or a table etc.)
Note Making is a way of recording
important details from a source. This source can be any book, article, or a
passage. In note making, the writer records the essence of the information. It
helps to understand the main information. Note making saves a lot of time. One
can get a glimpse of a lot of information from a short note. A note making
involves the selection, analysis, summarization, and organization of information.
The Procedure of Note Making
1)
Read
the given passage carefully.
2)
Underline
the important points. It helps to make headings and subheadings.
3)
Make
a rough note first to get an idea.
4)
Organize
the points in logical order or sequence for the final note.
5)
Use
the appropriate note making format
6)
Do
not change the idea or the message of the passage.
Points to Remember:
a)
Avoid
using long sentences as heading or title or sub points.
b)
Never
lose the main idea of the passage.
c)
Ignore
information which is less important.
d)
Be
brief, clear, and specific.
e)
Show
logical sequencing.
f)
Do
not include your own views or understandings.
Ice Breakers:
1) Complete the web:-
We take notes of-
a) book
b) speech
c) lecture
d) article
e) reading
f) passages (extracts)
2) We take notes because:-
1)
Improvement
in listening becomes an active process
2)
It
has great importance in exams or in academic writing.
3)
It
reduces study time.
4)
It
helps to take revision of the topic.
5)
To
review before exams.
6)
It
is an organization of main points for future use.
7)
It
helps in keeping the information handy.
8)
It
helps in recollecting and recalling the past events.
9)
It
helps in concentrating, understanding and provides a permanent record.
10) Note
making helps a writer to go through bulky documents quicker.
11) It
helps in understanding a material if the notes are in own words.
12) Understand what you are learning and clarify your thinking
13) It distinguishes between main points and its details.
NOTE-TAKING
AND NOTE-MAKING
|
Note -taking |
Note- making |
|
- Only jotting
down points, involves no sight interpretation |
- Helps
student to see
each point clearly along
with its link
or connection with each other |
|
- Very little changes
are required |
- Easier to change the
notes made |
|
- Taking points from one source at a time |
- Involves the taking of points from different sources. |
|
- Less understanding |
- More understanding |
|
- Points or
notes are written in full form. Points given by sources are taken
directly. |
- Note making is often
in short form. |
|
- Only gives
the early configuration for the whole topic. |
- Helps the students in capturing its main key. |
|
- Notes
are made from
sources. They are hand-made since the time
available is limited. |
- Constructed by the learner themselves, in hand-made or in computer-typed form |
