Power Thinking / Note Taking

Power thinking/note-taking is a strategy that helps you differentiate between main ideas and details. The procedure is similar to outlining but much easier to use because main ideas and details are simply assigned numbers.

• Helps you to organize your notes into main ideas and details.
• Enables you to plan your writing.
• Helps you outline easily.
• Helps you organize for studying.

1. As you take notes make the main ideas Power 1's.
2. As you find details or support for the main idea, they become Power 2's.
3. As you find details or support for the Power 2's, they become Power 3's.
4. The power notes should be indented.