Note Taking Why take notes?

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Note Taking Why take notes? Enhance your comprehension and retention of the content of the text The act of taking notes can help you concentrate on your reading, and ensure that you are reading actively. To note down a statement that you wish to quote in an essay

Note Taking To note down a statement that you wish to quote in an essay To summarise an argument in a text for future use in an essay, exam or tutorial

Methods of Note Taking Underline or highlight keywords or sections of a text To use colour or page stickers to distinguish ideas To make brief notes in the margins or between the lines of the text. Create an outline or a map of the contents

Methods of Note Taking Write down an author's main ideas, supporting ideas and evidence, in point form Copy down the headings and subheadings of the text add more detail in dot-point form as you read Paraphrase the author’s paragraphs or subheadings Summary the main points of a text, eg "What is the author really saying?” After you've read a text, you might want to construct a mind-map , concept map or chart from it.

Methods of Note Taking Be analytical ask questions about the text, Making comparisons and contrasts between texts/concepts Synthesising ideas from a text with your own opinions. This note-making approach is essential when you need to critique what you are reading

Methods of Note Taking On each page of notes write the title or author and list the page numbers of the book or article in the margin. Use quotation marks to clearly indicate the beginning and end of material you have copied word-for-word, and make a note of the page number(s) in the original text Clearly identify the beginning and end of material you have paraphrased.

Methods of Note Taking Make sure you have copied down all the necessary bibliographic information – full details of author(s), title, publication, edition, etc.