Text Types and Purposes · JHS1 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.4.2.2.3 - Take notes for academic and other purposes

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Record key points, examples, names and new ideas from a spoken or written text while listening, reading or viewing.
Identify and note source information (title, author, date) when taking notes from a text.
Use headings, abbreviations, symbols, colour and simple drawings or mnemonics to organise and make notes memorable.
Edit and proofread their own notes to check for sense, clarity and completeness.
Use their notes to plan and structure a short written assignment or response.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Text Types and Purposes (4.2)
Content standard: B7.4.2.2 - Apply writing skills to specific life situations
Indicator: B7.4.2.2.3 - Take notes for academic and other purposes
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 31
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Identify and record:
  - source information (title, author, date etc.)
  - headings to help you identify the key topics
  - key points, examples, names, new ideas
  - triggers to make your notes more memorable - such as mnemonics, colour or drawings.
  - further reading and ideas to follow up later.
- Identify and select key ideas.
- Organise ideas and make connections.
- Plan and structure written assignments.
- Write notes while listening to the teacher, reading a text, viewing a video recording or revising.
- Edit/Proofread the writing for sense or meaning, and effect (emotional reaction).
- Record/represent writing in a flow chart, illustrations and notes in other media including ICT.