How the note making is done

Note making is an advanced writing skill which is acquiring increasing importance due to knowledge explosion. There is a need to remember at least the main points of any given subject. Making notes is a complex activity which combines several skills.

How to make notes

• Read the passage carefully.
• Heading
  What is the main idea of the passage? Frame a heading based on the central idea and write it in the middle of the page.
• Subheadings
  How has the main idea been presented and developed? Are there two or three subordinate/associated ideas? You can frame subheadings based on these.

Points

• Are there further details or points of the subtitles that you wish to keep in these notes? Indent, i.e., suitably space and number.
• All subheadings should be written at a uniform distance from the margin.
• Indenting
  All points should also maintain the same distance away from the margin.