1. NOTE-MAKING

2. Skim Read Read the headings and sub headings
Read the first paragraph or introduction in full
Read the topic sentences (first sentence of the paragraph)
Look for keywords
Look at illustrations and captions
Read conclusion or summaries in full
Ask the question “Is this relevant to my topic?”

3. Evaluating the Source

4. Who is the author what are their credentials?
Look at the date of publication
Who is the intended audience?
Is the information presented fact, opinion or propaganda?
How well does the work cover your topic?
Is the text easy to read? Is it set out logically?

5. How to make Notes

6. How is a paragraph structured?

7. Each paragraph…. (other than the introductory ones)
…. is made up of 3 parts.

8. 1. Topic Sentence
Main idea, point or argument
Note this!

9. 2. Evidence Details, examples and facts that support the main idea.
Make note of only the important facts

10. 3. Final Sentence
a summary and explains the connection of this paragraph to the main theme of the article
record the main conclusions the author makes

11. Notes should be short as possible
use only words/keywords/phrases

12. Easy to understand
Devise abbreviations,
Use bullet points, dashes or numerals for different ideas

13. Use words that can replace phrases

14. Make notes in your own words
Shorten main sentences
Leave out unnecessary words
Re-arrange the sentence

15. Use quotation marks for direct quotes

16. Examples….

17. Ice
Ice is simply frozen water. It is colourless and solid, but easily broken. Ice floats on water and usually has some air in it. As water turns into ice it expands. This can cause water pipes to crack. The cracks may not be noticed until the ice melts and the water leaks out. Water freezes at a temperature of 0oC.
Notes on ice
Frozen water
Colourless, solid, easily broken
Floats on water
Can crack pipes
Becomes ice at 0oC

18. Sentences
The hyena is a night hunter.
Only the very tip of an iceberg can be seen.
Jupiter takes twelve years to complete its path around the sun.
Note form
Hyena – nocturnal
Only tip of iceberg is visible
Jupiter – 12 year orbit

19. For Rent Relevant Information
A fantastic deal! This apartment has everything a person could want. The two bedrooms are large and sunny – great for plant lovers. There is a living room that was once used as a study by the inventor of the bathtub. You can eat in the huge kitchen. Candlelight dinners are a must in the cozy dinning room. A fully tiled bathroom, designed by Sam of the Ritz completes this palace. The whole thing goes for only $300 a month. Heat costs a little extra, about $100 a month, but only in the winter months Call …….
Relevant Information
2 big sunny bedrooms, living room, eat-in kitchen, dinning area, bathroom
$300 per month
$100 heat in winter
Contact ….

20. Using a mind map to make notes

21. Pyramids
When people talk of the pyramids they often think of the Egyptian pyramids. However, pyramids are found both in Egypt, where they are 4-sided triangles with a point at the top, and The Americas (Peru, Hondurus and Mexico), where they look the same but with the top sliced off, making them flat topped.
The Egyptian pyramids were built in about 2700BCE and they were used as tombs for the pharaohs who died. In the Americas they were first built in 1200BCE and were used both as tombs and as platforms for temples and palaces.
The Great Pyramid at Giza, near Cairo is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. An example in Mexico is the Pyramid of the Sun near Mexico City.

22. PYRAMIDS 4 sided triangles + pointed at top First built in 2700 BCE
EGYPT
Example: The Great Pyramid at Giza
Tombs for dead pharoahs
Mexico, Hondurus + Peru
PYRAMIDS
Example: Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico City
AMERICAS
Tombs and platforms for palaces and temples
First built in 1200BCE
Flat-topped

23. Using a flow chart to Create and Organise Notes

24. Example……
Subject, topic, sub-topic

25. Vikings Warfare 1: Battle Strategy and tactics 2: Weapons and Armour
Viking Life 1: Daily Life
2: Religion
etc.

26. Using Different Sources

27. For in-depth Research Use more than one source
Use different kinds of sources e.g. book, internet, article etc
Make separate notes from each source using the same topics
Write your final piece from the notes only to avoid plagiarism

28. Good research Use multiple sources Use topics and sub-topics
Make short ordered notes
Record bibliographic details of sources used