Okay, here is an explanation of how to do note-making, based on the sources, made easy to understand with emojis! 😄📝✨
What is Note-making? 🤔📚
Note-making is described as an important study skill and something that helps you at work. It’s about drawing out the main points from what you read. Why? Because it’s difficult to remember large chunks of information.
The Goal 🎯💡
The main goal is to capture the important information from a text.
How to Do It (Steps) 🚶♀️🚶♂️➡️📝:
The sources suggest a process:
- Underline the important words and phrases in the original text. ✨✍️
- Read the passage again, actively asking yourself questions about the text (like “What is it about?”, “Where is it found?”, “What is its purpose?”) and answering them as you go. 🤔❓✅
- Based on your answers, note down the main points. When you do this, write the points without the full forms of verbs. ✍️✂️
- You can combine related ideas into one point. 🔗💡💡=💡
- Organise your points. Go over the facts and number them. You can use numbering (1, 2, 3…) and sub-numbering ((i), (ii)… or (a), (b)…) or a ‘decimal’ system (1, 1.1, 1.1.1…). 🗺️🔢
- You can also change verbs to nouns and start points with them, and group related points. 🧠🏗️
Characteristics of Good Notes ✅🏆:
Good notes have certain features:
- They should be short. 📏
- They should identify the main point. 💡🎯
- They list information in what is called ’note form’. 📝✨
- They are written only in phrases, not full sentences. ✍️❌sentence
- Information is logically divided and subdivided using figures/letters. 🏗️🔢
- Abbreviations and symbols are used freely. & 👍
- Articles, prepositions, and conjunctions are omitted. 🚫 The, in, and
- Most importantly, notes must make sense when read again. If not, they are of no use! 🤔✅👍
So, note-making is about getting the essential information down in a structured, shortened format using your own understanding and abbreviations, so it’s useful for you later! 😄📝💡🧠