Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Advice to follow: Taking good notes in class and doing your homework is very important to
ensure your success in History.
Rules to follow :
1. Your notes always start with the date and a title, including the page number and headings if
applicable
2. Your notes are always written in your own words (unless copying a direct quotation)
3. Your notes use points for principal ideas and sub points for examples or secondary ideas
4. Your notes use helpful indicators (underline, bold, colours) to identify important points
5. Your notes are a summary of the text NOT the entire text written in different words
6. Your notes show comprehension of the main idea of the text
7. If possible, your notes show connections to other knowledge