C2+NOTEMAKING+STRATEGIES


 * STRATEGY 1 PCQS**

PREDICT from the clues in the text what it is about

CLARIFY any unfamiliar words. Do they prevent understanding? If they do, look them up QUESTIONS If you create questions, develop your ability to ask good questions

SUMMARISE the key ideas

**STRATEGY** **2** ** SKIMMING AND SCANNING **  Techniques for skimming and scanning need to be used in conjunction with the text cues **[|Skimming and scanning]**

**STRATEGY 3** **MIND MAPPING** **[|Mind Mapping video]** The chap who invented  mindmapping is TONY BUZAN His site is here [|IMindmap site] There is a free version at this site

**STRATEGY 4 5W+1H** This a classic because it asks you to use some key question stems to help you unpack dense text. For any body of text, skim through to get the overall idea. Write the key ideas in the margin and highlight any key words. all of our books have wide margins to enable you to do this

Once you have the sense of the context, ask some questions by ordering them:

WHY?

WHEN?

WHAT?

HOW?

WHERE?

WHO?

**STRATEGY 5 STRUCTURED OVERVIEW** This technique follows a more templated process but still depends on your ability to read and select key ideas. The activity based around Guns and Bibles following the template provided is an example of this