Note making

Class XI
 What is Notemaking?
 Note Making is an easy way of recording important
details from a source. This source can be any book,
article, meeting or any oral discussion. In note
making, the writer takes notes in points, in a short,
brief manner so that information can be recorded.
 It helps us to understand and clarify thinking. Note
making saves a lot of time by going through the
notes made. One can get a glimpse of a lot of
information from a short note
 3 parts in Note-making
 1. Notes

 2. Key

 3. Summary
 Mechanics of note making
While making notes we follow certain standard
practices. These may be listed as follows:

(a) Main points, Sub-points, sub-sub-points

(b) Abbreviations and Symbols
(c) Note-form
(d) Numbering and Indentation
(e) Key
(f) Summary
 Notes
 A passage is usually given with 5 – 6 paragraphs.
 The given passage needs to be read thoroughly.
 The main points in each para needs to be
underlined or noted.
 Each of the points then need to be made into 3-4
worded phrases.
 The main points then need to be written in a
logical form, in the order it appears in the
passage.
 How to go about making notes….

 Read the passage thoroughly.

 Understand first what the passage is about and
then decide on an appropriate, relevant title.
(Relevant to the passage)
 Write the heading at the top centre of the page.
 The heading ought not to be more than 3-4
words at the most.
 Under the heading, write the word - NOTES
 Choosing main points
 Note-Form
While making notes the whole information is to be 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.


All examples and figurative speeches are eliminated.

 Typical notes
 POLLUTION -> Title
NOTES
 1. Types -> Main points
 a. Air
 b. Water
 c. Noise -> Sub-points
 2. Causes
 a. Human -> note indenting &
 i. Traffic numbering
 ii. Disposal of waste -> sub-sub points
 Abbreviations and symbols


They are used in notes for precision and economy

of words and hence quite helpful in note-making.
 Minimum 5 and maximum 8 recognisable
abbreviations are to be used in note-making.
These are essential components of note-making.
Students often make use of abbreviations and
symbols in doing their written work.
 Abbreviations & Symbols
 Its mandatory to use abbreviations or symbols
in sub-points or sub-sub-points only while
making notes.
 Eg.

 2. Source of pollution
 a. lack of awrns.
 b. No segrgtn. -> abbreviations
 Indentation & Numbering
 Indentation and numbering are important part
of note making.
 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.
Indenting and Numbering
 Writing a KEY
 Writing the key is the 2nd part of note-making.
A key HAS TO FOLLOW after the notes. It is
basically a small tabular column of the list of
abbreviations and symbols used along with
their full forms.
 S.No. KEY
Abbreviations Words
1. Govt Government
2. Poll. Pollution
3. Cntmn contamination
4. Segrgtn segregation
 Writing a summary
 This is the 3rd part of note-making. Based on the
notes written, the summary has to be written.
 The main points are picked up and joined to make
coherent sentences to make a short summary of
80 WORDS ONLY.
 Examples, statistics or data that feature in the
passage will not feature in summary. The
summary HAS to be based on the NOTES only.
 Rules in Notes – Check list
1. Heading
2. 2. Notes – sub-heading, sub-sub heading
3. 3. Indentation and Numbering
4. 4. Notes – in short phrases- NO
SENTENCES
5. 4. in each sub- heading – only 1-4 words can
be used
6. 4. No prepositions/articles/conjunctions
 Rules in Note-making
 6. A minimum of 4 sub-headings and
maximum of 5 or at the most 6 sub- headings
are to be written per passage,
 7. For sub-sub-headings one can have 1 to 5
only of those.
 8. Examples/statistics quoted in the passage
WILL NOT feature in the notes.