STRUCTURED NOTE-TAKING Examples based on Othello

STEP 1 Summarise each scene of the play on a new page. Use clear headings. Include relevant line or page references. Summarise the action in five points.

Include relevant line or page references. Use clear headings. Include relevant line or page references.

STEP 2 At the end of every scene, summarise the action in five points.

STEP 3 Once an entire act has been covered, make a mind map summary on one page, for example:

STEP 4 Finally, map the entire play onto a diagram to plot the: exposition, complication, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.