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10.2.1 Study Skills: Note Making

English · Grade 8 · 2 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Key points versus supporting detail in a text on art
  • Verbal signposts; margin notes; paraphrase; personal abbreviations; repeated ideas
  • Reorganising notes into categories

What you will be able to do

  • identify key points in a text
  • make notes from a written text
  • appreciate the importance of note making in learning

Key questions

“How do we determine what to include in our notes during note making?”

“What is the importance of note making?”

Lessons

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  1. Key points, signposts, margin notes
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Spot verbal signposts in an art text. Mark key points in the margin. Decide what to include.
  2. Paraphrase, abbreviations, regroup
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Rewrite key points in your own words, invent clear abbreviations, and sort notes into categories.