How to take Notes on Reading
Taking Notes on Reading
Taking notes on reading requires the same skills that apply to class notes: observation, recording, and review.
When to take notes from reading:
- When you need more extensive notes than you can write in the margin of the text.
- When you are reading from a library book, etc.
Methods to use:
1. Outlining - works best when material you are reading is organized.
2. Cornell method - divide paper: notes on right half, left hand column for key words and questions, summary at bottom of page.
3. Paragraph form - summarize what you read in your own words, include important terms.
4. Mind maps - diagrams/summaries of overlapping lecture and text material.
Suggestions:
* Style/method of note taking should vary according to the material.
- Short story or poem:
- Read the entire prose once without taking notes.
- Write down your immediate impressions.
- Reread the piece, taking notes on characters, plots, etc.
- Scientific/technical material:
- Copy important formulas, terms, etc.
- Recreate or note page number of important diagrams or figures.
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