Assessment for Learning Resource Bank Web-based Learning and Teaching Support
Learning and Teaching Activity – Note-taking
Learning objectives:
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| Vocabulary |
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| Language Items and Communicative Functions | N.A. |
| Language Skills |
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Related Basic Competency Descriptor:
L6-R-1-S3BC Using an increasing range of reading strategies to understand the meaning of texts with some degree of complexity (IS, KS, ES)
L6-R-2-S3BC Extracting and organizing information and ideas from texts with some degree of complexity (KS)
L6-W-1-S3BC Writing a variety of texts of different purposes with relevant and generally adequate content (IS, KS, ES)
Level of Difficulty
2
Preliminary to S3BC (at S1 level)
To S3BC (at S1 to S2 level)
At S3BC (at S3 level)
| Activity | Description | Suggested duration (minutes) | Available for self - learning? |
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Part 1 |
An Interactive Activity: Common Symbols for Note-taking Sixteen common symbols are introduced to help learners note down messages. |
5 |  |
| Part 2 |
An Interactive Activity: Abbreviations in Note-taking Seven rules of forming abbreviations are introduced: (i) Keep only the first syllable (ii) Keep only the first syllable and the first letter of the second syllable (iii) Keep only the first and second syllables (iv) Leave out some or all of the vowels (v) Use ‘g’ for ‘ing’ (vi) Use text message abbreviations (vii) Use initials for a term Examples and tryout items are given to students in helping them to familiarize with the rules. |
15 | |
| Part 3 |
An Interactive Activity: Forming Abbreviations Learners are asked to write the abbreviations for nine expressions with reference to the rules they have learnt. |
10 | |
| Part 4 |
An Interactive Activity: Decoding Messages from Notes/ Abbreviations Learners are asked to decode the notes or abbreviations for three messages. |
15 | |
Key Stage 3 Targets:
To develop an ever-improving capability to use English:
| KSa- | To provide or find out, select, organize and present information on familiar and less familiar topics |
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| KSb- | To interpret and use more extensive information through thorough processes or activities such as sequencing, describing, classifying, comparing, explaining, predicting, inferring, summarizing and drawing conclusions |