Success Criteria

Aim

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Learning Intention

To take notes from a range of texts.

Why Take Notes?

To gather information about a specific topic.

To use within a piece of writing at a later date.

To analyse a text.

To revise for a test.

Where Do I Begin?

• When you first open a book, especially for a complex subject, it can be very intimidating.

• The idea that you have to look at all this information and pick out the important parts can be very overwhelming.

• Where do I start?

• How do I know which information is important?

• How can I shorten the sentences?

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Don’t Panic!There are a few different tricks and tools that you can use to make this easier.

Find out what you need to know.

Examine the pictures and headings.

Read and take notes on one subheading at a time.

Take regular brain breaks.

Make helpful notes.

Take Helpful Notes

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Scan for key words.

Skim for important facts.

Write down only the key information.

.Let’s take a look at these methods

Scan for Key Words

Think of the important words that link to what you want to find out.

Quickly scan the text for these words.

Only read the parts of the text that contain your key words.

Skim for Important Facts

Once you have found the correct section, you do not have to read every single word.

Skim over each sentence, taking in the important facts.

Write down Only the Key Information

Decide what is most important and write that down.

Only write down key words and phrases; you do not need to write in full sentences.

Write down Only the Key Information

Where do Polar Bears live?Polar bears live in countries around the Arctic: Canada, Russia, the United States, Greenland and Norway. In the winter, temperatures in the Arctic are usually around minus 29 degrees. In the summer, polar bears live on the land and in the winter they live on the ice.

What do Polar Bears do?Polar bears are solitary which means they spend most of their life alone. The animal will spend its days wandering across the land or swimming in the Artic sea, stalking its prey or napping in shrubs or snow dens. When a polar bear swims under water it closes its nostrils so no water can get in. Polar bears are excellent swimmers because they use their big front feet to paddle and their back legs to steer.

Write down only the key information

Where do Polar Bears live?Polar bears live in countries around the Arctic: Canada, Russia, the United States, Greenland and Norway. In the winter, temperatures in the Arctic are usually around minus 29 degrees. In the summer, polar bears live on the land and in the winter they live on the ice.

What do Polar Bears do?Polar bears are solitary which means they spend most of their life alone. The animal will spend its days wandering across the land or swimming in the Artic sea, stalking its prey or napping in shrubs or snow dens. When a polar bear swims under water it closes its nostrils so no water can get in. Polar bears are excellent swimmers because they use their big front feet to paddle and their back legs to steer.