ESOL Wt/L1.1b Make notes to aid planning

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Wt/L1.1b: Make notes to aid planning

Make notes, using key features of note-taking (e.g. abbreviations, symbols, numbering, listing, graphics), and adopt a style of note-taking that suits the individual learner
Choose an appropriate note-taking format for the text, as suits the learner, e.g. noting key words for instructions in a list, but using a mind-map for ideas from a lecture

Examples of application and level

Plan and draft the type of formal and informal texts they want to write, e.g. college assignments, letters, postcards and notes to friends and colleagues

Sample activities

To select a format that works well for them, learners experiment with and practise a range of note-making styles. For each format, they are given a writing task, a text that will provide some of the material and a template/note-making frame with the format set up and the beginnings of notes. When learners are ready, they make notes on a text without a frame.
Learners discuss the process of note making, their previous experience of it (in any language), their current approach(es) and what they find easy and difficult. They then look at a short text with examples of notes made on the text in different formats (mind-map, list, etc.), and identify the key features of each format.
Learners complete a short task in which they are asked to give abbreviations and/or symbols for a range of words/phrases.
Learners highlight the key dates and events in a chronological text, and list these in a chart. They compare their notes with their peers’, and discuss any differences.

Two add-on tasks for Susanne Jones's E3-L1 Hobbies and Free Time resource.

Plan and deliver a 3 minute presentation for a recruitment fair, encouraging attendees to sign up for a course at Hanley College.
Write an article about Hanley College for your local newspaper.

Editor's notes

Level

Level 1

Level 2

English

FS Eng L1.4 Communicate information / ideas / opinions clearly & accurately on range of topics

FS Eng L1.5 Express opinions and arguments and support them with evidence

FS Eng L2.5 Communicate information/ideas/opinions clearly/effectively with further detail/development if required

FS Eng L2.6 Express opinions and arguments and support them with relevant and persuasive evidence

FS Eng L2.7 Use language that is effective, accurate and appropriate to context and situation

FE L1.22 Communicate information, ideas & opinions clearly, coherently & accurately

FE L1.23 Write text of appropriate level of detail & length to meet needs of purpose & audience

FE L1.24 Use format, structure & language appropriate for audience & purpose

FE L1.25 Write consistently & accurately in complex sentences, using paragraphs where appropriate

FE L2.23 Communicate information, ideas and opinions clearly, coherently and effectively

FE L2.24 Write text of appropriate level of detail & length to meet needs of purpose & audience

FE L2.25 Organise writing for different purposes using appropriate format & structure e.g. standard templates, paragraphs, bullet points, tables

FE L2.27 Use language & register (e.g. persuasive techniques, supporting evidence, specialist words) to suit audience & purpose

FE L2.28 Construct complex sentences consistently & accurately, using paragraphs where appropriate

ESOL

ESOL Sc/L1.4a Present information and ideas in a logical sequence

ESOL Sd/L1.2a Express views and opinions

ESOL Sc/L2.5a Present information & ideas in a logical sequence and provide further detail and development to clarify or confirm understanding

ESOL Sd/L2.2c Express views, opinions, feelings, wishes

ESOL Sd/L2.4a Support opinions and arguments with evidence

ESOL Wt/L1.1a Apply genre-specific planning strategies as appropriate

ESOL Wt/L1.1b Make notes to aid planning

ESOL Wt/L1.2a Select how much to write and the level of detail to include

ESOL Wt/L1.3a Structure texts sequentially and coherently according to genre

ESOL Wt/L1.4a Choose language suitable for genre, purpose and audience

ESOL Wt/L1.5a Select format and appropriate structure for different purposes and genres