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• POWER NOTES
• Power Notes are a streamlined form of
outlining.
• Power notes help prioritize information
• Power Notes provides a systematic way to
organize information for reading, writing,
and studying.
. Main ideas or categories are assigned a
power 1 rating.
P1
Details, examples, or attributes are assigned
power 2s, 3s, or 4s.
P2
P3
P4
• EXAMPLE: MAIN IDEA: “FRUIT”
• P1 FRUIT
– P2 APPLE (DETAILS)
• P3 Macintosh (TYPES)
»P4 GREAT FOR COOKING
(ATTRIBUTES)
• Powers (P1. P2, P3) relate to each other,
as demonstrated in this football example:
• P1. Penalties in Football
----- P2. On Offense
---------- P3. Holding
---------- P3. Clipping
----- P2. On Defense
---------- P3. Off Sides
---------- P3. Pass Interference
---------- P3. Grabbing Face Mask
----- P2. On Special Teams
P3 Roughing the punter
• Power Notes categorize information and
explore relationships among material.
– FARMING TRENDS
– More than 800,00 American family farms have vanished
or been overtaken by corporate owners since 1969.
Nearly 50% of all US farm production occurs on 1% of all
US farms. Yet, family farms have recently had an
opportunity to stay in business through a new trend:
Organic farming.
– P1 FARMING TRENDS
• P2 LOSS OF FAMILY FARMS
– P3 Organic farming – new opportunity
• P2 CORPORATE TAKEOVER/OWNERSHIP
– P3 50% FARM PRODUCTION ON 1% OF FARMS
• Power Notes can also be an effective way to
organize writing. A simple 1-2-2-2 outline can
start with constructing a well-organized
paragraph:
• P1. Healthy Methods To Lose Weight
----- P2. Set Realistic Goals
----- P2. Eat Fewer Calories
----- P2. Develop Regular Exercise Program
• You should follow healthy methods if you want to lose
weight (p1). First, you should set realistic weight loss
goals (p2). Next, you should plan a diet that involves
eating fewer calories(p2)). Finally, you should develop
a regular program of exercise in addition to your diet
(p2).
• ASSIGN THE FOLLOWING TERMS/WORDS A
RATING OF P1, P2 ,P3
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DIVERSE SOCIETY
SPANISH
LANGUAGE
RELIGION
ENGLISH
MOVIES
CATHOLIC
CULTURE
BAPTIST
MUSIC
• P1 DIVERSE SOCIETY
– P2 LANGUAGE
• P3 SPANISH
• P3 ENGLISH
– P2 RELIGION
• P3 CATHOLIC
• P3 BAPTIST
– P2 CULTURE
• P3 MUSIC
• P3 MOVIES
• WRITE A PARAGRAPH USING THE
WORDS POWER NOTED
• (p1) A diverse society has many components
• (p2) such as: language, religion, and culture.
• (p3) In the U.S., English and Spanish are the two
major languages. Baptists and Catholics are
examples of the many religions practiced. The
U.S. culture has almost an infinite genre of
movies and music.
• TAKE A CHAPTER SECTION OF THE
TEXT BOOK AND POWER NOTE IT