Unit 3 Note Making

What is Note Making?

Importance of Note Making.
Sample format.
 Concept of Note Making
• Notes are short written record of facts to aid the
memory.
• Notes are usually taken to record a speech or dictation
while listening to it or after reading a book, magazine
or article. They are referred back whenever needed and
may be reproduced in the desired way.
• Knowledge is vast and unlimited, but our memory is
limited. We cannot remember all the information all the
time.
• Hence note-making is necessary. With the help of notes we
can recall the entire information read/heard months ago.
• Note-making is quite useful to students preparing so many
subjects. At the time of examinations, it is not possible to
go through voluminous books. At such critical times, notes
are quite handy
Note-making fulfils three useful functions:
1. It keeps a lot of information at our disposal for ready
reference.
2. It helps us reconstruct what was said or written and
thus accelerates the process of remembering/recall. .
3. It comes in handy in delivering a speech, participation
in a debate/discussion, writing an essay and revising
lessons before an examination
 How note making helps us
• While making notes we do not simply read the
passage/listen to speech but consider various points
made by the writer/speaker and draw our own
inferences about what is being presented. Thus note
making helps us in understanding the passage in a
better way and organising our thoughts systematically.
 Characteristics of good notes
1.Short and Compact: Good notes must be short and
compact.
2. Complete Information: They must contain all the
important information.
3. Logical: They must be presented in a logical way.
4. Understandable: They should be understandable when
consulted at a later stage.
 Note-making format
• Heading: Like every article, note-making should also
have a title related to the topic.
• Subheadings: In note-making, the main points can be
portrayed very well by adding subheadings.
• Points: Note the subheadings. Note making samples
include points to highlight the principal themes of the
note.
• Keywords: Keywords are the backbone of any article. In
note-making, keywords help to ensure a clear
understanding of the topic.
• Solved Examples
• Q. Make a note on the given passage with a suitable
title.
• Nowadays, online classes are a new process of
learning. It creates a virtual environment for learning
without traditional coursework. Online classes do not
compromise with the academic requirements and
learner's demands. It also includes fee savings, career
flexibility, less stress, and a vast network.
• Solution:
Title: Importance of Online Classes
• New learning process.
• Virtual environment.
• Academic requirements, learner's demand.
• Fee savings, career flexibility, less stress, increasing
connections.
 Mechanics of note making
• While making notes we follow certain standard
practices. These may be listed as follows:
• (a) Heading and Sub-headings
• (b) Abbreviation and Symbols
• (c) Note-form
• (d) Numbering and Indentation
• Heading and sub-headings :
• The heading reflects the main theme whereas the sub-
headings point out how it has been developed.
• The selection of proper heading and sub-heading
reveals the grasp of the passage by the students.
• In the absence of proper assimilation of main ideas and
subsidiary points it is impossible to make notes.
• Abbreviations and symbols:
• They are used for precision and economy of words and
hence quite helpful in note-making.. These are essential
components of note-making. Students often make use
of abbreviations and symbols in doing their written
work
• Note-Form:
• While making notes the whole information is listed in
note-form in points only.
• Notes should not be written in complete sentences as we
can’t remember the whole information.
• So only the main points are listed one under the other and
numbered.
• It implies the logical division and sub-division of the
listed information by using figures, letters, dashes and
spaces.
• Numbering and indenting
• Indentation means leaving space at the beginning of a
line of print or writing. First write the title and then
write down the notes in a logical order. From the main
headings to the sub-headings, the numbering should be
spaced a little to the right.
• Main section:1,2,3,4 etc
• Sub section: (a) ,(b) ,(c),(d) etc
• Sub sub section: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) etc
1 ………
(a)………..
(i)……….
(ii)………
(b)………..
(c )……….
(i) …………..
• Main section:1,2,3,4 etc
• Sub section: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 etc
• Sub sub section: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2 etc
1 ………
1.1………..
1.2 ……….
2 ………
2.1 ………..
2.2 ……….
2.2.1………
2.2.2……..
Your note should look like this:
• Heading
1.Subheading
1.1 point
1.2 point
1.3 point
1.3.1 sub point
1.3.2 sub point
2. Sub heading
2.1 point
3. Sub heading
3.1 point
3.2 point
• Follow the following steps for effective note making
• Step 1 :
• (i)Read the passage carefully.
• (ii)Try to get the theme and subject of the passage. You
may ask yourself: “What is this passage about?” This
will provide you the gist. S
• Step 2 : Read carefully. Identify main ideas and
important supporting details.
• Step 3 : Make notes of the main ideas under headings
and add sub-points under sub-headings.
• Step 4 : Use proper format and write notes
• Step 5 : Use recognisable abbreviations wherever
possible