Note –Making and

summarising
 Learning Objectives
• To analyze various elements of note-making
• To create notes with appropriate layout and content.
 Ponder a Bit (NEARPOD)
• What's the point of writing and keeping notes? Is note making different
from note taking? Give reasons.
 Note making and Summarizing

Marking (8 marks)
• Note making 5 marks
• Summary 3 marks
Relevance of Note Making
 Think And Answer (Nearpod)
• What's the point of writing and keeping notes? Is note making different
from note taking? Give reasons.
 STEP 1

• Read the passage quickly (skim) to get

the central theme.
• This will give you the title of the
passage.
 VIDEO on NEARPOD
• Topics And Main Ideas
 STEP 2

• Read the passage again, this time slowly

(scan) to identify the main points.
• Ignore irrelevant examples, quotes and
details.
 Step 3
• Group the points under subheadings.
• There should be a link between each
point and the subheading.
• Do not write any complete sentence in
the notes. (Change the finite verbs to
infinitives, gerunds and participles.)
 STEP 4
• Write the subheadings and points using proper numbering and indentation.
M TITLE: (4-5 WORDS)
• Example: NOTES:
A 1
.
R 1.1
G 1.1.1
I 2
.
N 2.1
2.1.1
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STEP
Create 5 or 6 recognizable abbreviations.
5
• Underline them
• After the notes, write the key to those abbreviations in a box
• First and last few letters of the words with a dot at the end (mfg., prblm., rqrd. )
• .
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
1. rcgnzbl recognizable
2. abrvt’ns abbreviations
3. orgz’n organization
4. rec’d received
 STEP 6

• Write the word SUMMARY and the Title once

more
• Look at the notes.
• Write the points in complete sentences in a
paragraph of about 80 words.
Quiz on Nearpod
Practice on Nearpod With Sample
 Mechanics of note making

(a) Heading and Sub-headings

(b) Abbreviation and Symbols
(c) Note-form
(d) Numbering and Indentation
 Things to remember

 Be brief and give clear expression.

 Do not forget to include important facts and information.
 Information should be systematically divided and subdivided .
 In three to five words, prepare the notes. Note, maximum 5 words in each
line.
 Use universally recognized symbols and abbreviations wherever necessary
and provide key to the abbreviations.
 Main title should be short and it should reflect the spirit of the passage.
 Use proper indentation.
Practice on Nearpod
 Common Problems and Solutions
• The content is very long – Don’t worry, 60% of it is unnecessary.
• Words are very tough – Just ignore them.
• Sentences are very long – Do not consider the supplementary sentence
between two commas.
Eg:(The Neolithic men, however, if you consider their tools, not considering
their sharpness, were thus more advanced than the paleolithic)
• I find too many facts that seem to be important – They seem to be, but not
really.
 Exit Ticket
• Three things I learned
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• Two things I found
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• One Question I still
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