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Power Notes

Purpose:  To assist students in organizing information while differentiating between hierarchies of importance Description:  Power notetaking is a strategy used to record essential information while denoting its level of importance. Students who use Power Notes will be differentiating between levels of importance by designating a Power level to each information bit recorded in their Power Notes.

Procedure:  

  1. Model the Power Notes strategy with a common example like animals: Power 1: Animals

      Power 2: Domestic

        Power 3: Dogs

          Power 4: German Shepherd

          Power 4: Dalmatian

          Power 4: Cocker Spaniel

        Power 3: Cats

          Power 4: Calico

          Power 4: Siamese

      Power 2: Wild

        Power 3: Indigenous to Africa

          Power 4: Giraffe

          Power 4: Hippopotamus

        Power 3: Indigenous to India

          Power 4: Elephant

  2. Select an appropriate, information rich reading, video, or other source of information to share with the students.
  3. Pass out a Power Notes structure with Power 1's and 2's already filled out
  4. Allow students to use the Power Notes organizing structure to take notes, filling in the remaining levels of Power with information from your primary source of material.
Hint: For advanced students or those familiar with Power Notes, eliminate the provision of the Power Notes structure. Allow students to create their own structure from scratch as they read, view, or listen for information.

Power Notes Activity Sheet
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