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G, Notemaking, Final

Note-making is an essential skill for retaining key information amidst knowledge overload. The process involves careful reading, creating headings and subheadings, and organizing points with appropriate indenting and abbreviations. Effective notes should visually represent the main idea and its supporting details for easy reference.

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G, Notemaking, Final

Note-making is an essential skill for retaining key information amidst knowledge overload. The process involves careful reading, creating headings and subheadings, and organizing points with appropriate indenting and abbreviations. Effective notes should visually represent the main idea and its supporting details for easy reference.

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NOTE-MAKING

Note-making is a creative writing skill which is gaining importance due to knowledge


explosion. There is a need to remember at least the main points of any given subject. Making
notes is a complex activity which combines several skills.
I. How to make notes:
1. Read the passage carefully.
2. Give a heading to your work. The heading will be based on the following considerations.
(i) What is the main idea of the passage?
(ii) Frame a heading based on the main idea.
(iii) Write it in the middle of the page.
3. Give subheadings
(i) How has the main idea been presented and developed?
(ii) Are there two or three subordinate/associated ideas?
(iii) Frame subheadings based on these.
4. Points are to be noted under each subheading.
Are there further details or points of the subtitles that you wish to keep in these notes?
These are called points. Points may have subpoints.
5. All subheadings should be at a uniform distance from the margin.
6. Indenting. Points should also be at the same distance away from the margin.
7. Do not write complete sentences.
8. Abbreviations should be used.
II. Help with abbreviations:
1. Use standard abbreviations and symbols as far as possible.
(i) Capitalise the first letters of the names of states, countries or organisations.
For example: UP, USA, UK and UNO.
2. Make your own abbreviations.
(i) Keep the main sounds of the words: edn (education), progm. (programme).
3. Take the following caution:
(i) Do not get overenthusiastic about abbreviations.
(ii) You should not abbreviate every word.
(iv) As a general rule, the heading should not be abbreviated.

III. Your notes should look like this:


(i) Indenting is essential.

Notice that indenting, i.e. shifting from the margin, has been used to clearly indicate
subheadings, points and subpoints. Subheadings, though separated by points, occur below
one another. Similarly, points and subpoints should also come below one another. Such use
of indenting gives your notes a visual character. At a glance, you can see the main idea and
its various aspects.

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