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    The document describes three activities for developing summarization skills: 1) Writing successively smaller summaries of an article on DNA on sticky notes to practice condensing information. 2) Creating a mind map to organize ideas about a topic using related key ideas and supporting details, then editing it to consolidate information. 3) Conducting research on three questions about a topic using sources to answer them briefly in a graphic organizer, then writing a report summarizing the findings. The goal is to take effective notes to learn about a topic without plagiarizing sources.

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    Note Taking Activities

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    The document describes three activities for developing summarization skills: 1) Writing successively smaller summaries of an article on DNA on sticky notes to practice condensing information. 2) Creating a mind map to organize ideas about a topic using related key ideas and supporting details, then editing it to consolidate information. 3) Conducting research on three questions about a topic using sources to answer them briefly in a graphic organizer, then writing a report summarizing the findings. The goal is to take effective notes to learn about a topic without plagiarizing sources.

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    Activity 1:

    Incredible Shrinking Notes… or how to write a


    precis (summary)!

    1. Read the article on the co-discovery of “the double-helix structure of DNA,


    which formed the basis for modern biotechnology:”

    https://www.chemheritage.org/historical-profile/james-watson-francis-crick-
    maurice-wilkins-and-rosalind-franklin (23/01/17)

    2. Fill a 3- x 5-inch (roughly 7.6x 12.7cm) sticky note or index card with
    important facts from the reading selection.

    3. Narrow down those notes to the important notes that fit on a medium-size
    (approximately 3- x 3-inch or 7.7cm square) sticky note or card.

    4. Narrow down those notes again to the most important notes that will fit on a
    small (approximately 1x 2 inch - 2.5 x 5cm) small sticky note or card

    Activity 2:
    Mind-mapping… (for those who can’t draw)!

    http://www.studygs.net/mapping/exercise1.htm (23/01/17) - (you can use any


    other FREE mind-mapping software)
    1.  In the centre Topic circle, enter a word or phrase that best summarises your
    topic (you can choose)
    2.  Click on the red button to add a related key idea-- words, phrases, etc.
    3. Add supporting ideas by clicking on their red buttons within the key idea
    4. Add additional key and supporting ideas
    5. Edit Think about the relation of outside items to the centre. 
    Delete, replace, and shorten words for key and supporting ideas.
    6. Print! 
    for your review and use in organizing your writing, developing projects, 
    studying for tests, brainstorming ideas, and in general apply a more meaningful
    learning exercise to what you are studying.

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    Activity 3:
    Research Note-
    taking…or how to
    avoid plagiarism!
    Good for an introduction to a new
    research topic. You might want to
    start by creating a KWL chart (See
    image alongside).

    1. Brainstorm information
    you Know about your chosen
    topic and write it in the K
    column.

    Brainstorm a list of questions you Want to know about the subject and write them in
    the W column. Save the KWL chart for use at the end of the lesson.

    2. Select three questions you are most interested in learning about (or your
    lecturer might assign one question to each student). You can then choose the
    other two questions.

    3. Use a word processing program to type the three questions into the
    "Research Question" field on the Note-Taking Graphic Organiser (See
    example below – the organiser will be on Moodle

    4. Next, use library and or Internet to search for the information to answer the
    three questions on their charts. Identify three "Research Sources" and write

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    the answers you find in those sources in the appropriate columns in the Note-
    Taking Graphic Organiser.

    The spaces on the graphic organizer are particularly small so write brief


    notes (using key phrases and words) rather than entire sentences.

    Now write a report that includes a summary paragraph or two about each of
    the questions they researched.

    5. Now fill in the L column on your KWL chart with the information you have
    learnt.

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