NOTE MAKING

                             NOTE – MAKING

What is note making?

Note making is a process of creating a record of important details from sources such as passages, paragraphs, lectures etc.

Different styles of note making?

There are six styles of making notes: 

1) Linear, : It is most convienient and felxible method. We write important points, and sub points using bullets, numbering, diagrams etc.

2) Indented, We record important points using indents. Higherarchy is maintained using indents. all main sections are aligned at one indent, sub points at another indent and all sub-sub points at next indent.

3) Decimal, We record important points using decimals. Higherarchy is maintained using decimals. 

4)Tree Diagram, 

5) Mind map 

                

6)Table format

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MATERIAL

Read the following passage and make notes in INDENTED or DECIMAL STYLE. 

(Note: WRITE NOTES ONLY IN THE FORMAT THEY ASKED, DO NOT WRITE IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT OTHER THAN THE ONE ASKED IN THE EXAM)

Almost all of us have suffered from a headache at some time or the other. For some a headache is a constant companion and life is a painful hell of wasted time.

The most important step to cope with headaches is to identify the type of headache one is suffering from. In tension headaches (two hand headache), a feeling of a tight band around the head exits along with the pain in the neck and shoulders. It usually follows activities such as long stretches driving, typing or sitting on the desks. They are usually short lived but can also last for days or weeks.

A headache is usually caused due to the spinal misalignment of the head, due to the posture. Sleeping on the stomach with the head turn to one side and bending over positions for a long time make it worse.

In migraine headaches, the pains usually on one side of the head may be accompanied by nausea, vomiting irritability and bright spots of flashes of light. This headache is meant worse by activities especially bending. The throbbing pain in the head worsens by noise and light. Certain triggers for migraines may be chocolate, caffeine, smoking or MSU in certain food items. The pain may last eight to twenty-four hours and there may be a hangover for two or three days. Migraines are often produced by an ‘aura’------changes in sight and sensation. There is usually a family migraine.

In a headache, pain originates from the brain but from the irritated nerves of muscles, blood vessels and bones. These head pain signals to the brain which judges the degree of distress and relays it at appropriate sites. The pain sometimes may be referred to sights other than the problem areas. This is known as referred by pain and occurs due to sensation overload. Thus, though, most headache states at the base of the skull referred pain as felt typically behind the eyes.

Factors causing headache are understood but it is known that a shift in the level of body hormones chemicals, certain foods and drinks and environmental stress can trigger them.

If the headache troubles you often, visit the doctor, who will take a full health history relating to diet, life stresses, the type of headache, trigging factors and relief measures. You may be asked to keep a ‘headache diary’ which tells you to list – the time headache started and when it ended, emotional environmental and food and drinking factors which may contribute to it. The type and severity of pain and the medications used which provide much relief are also to be listed. This helps the doctor in determining the exact cause and type of headache and the remedy thereof.

INDENTED STYLE

DECIMAL STYLE

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Read the following passage and make notes.

2] There are different forms of environmental pollution. Air pollution is caused by the burning of coal and oil. It can damage the earth's vegetation and cause respiratory problems in humans. A second type of pollution is noise pollution. It is the result of the noise of aircraft and heavy traffic. Further, loud music is also a cause of noise pollution which has been seen to affect people's hearing and give them severe headaches and high blood pressure. Another sourceof pollution is radioactivity, which occurs when there is a leak from a nuclear power station. Radioactivity is a deadly pollutant, which kills and causes irreparable harm to those exposed to it. Land and water pollution is caused by the careless disposal of huge quantities of rubbish, sewage and chemical wastes. Land pollution poisons the soil, making the food grown in it unfit for consumption. Pollution of rivers and seas, on the other hand, kills fish and other marine life and also becomes the cause of waterborne diseases.

Answer: LINEAR STYLE

THREE MORE METHODS OF MAKING NOTES