Headline Notetaking Format

Example

I created the headline format of note taking for my American Studies notes in 11th Grade

Key Concept

Each line of notes should be written like a newspaper headline.

Each line of notes should be written like a newspaper headline.

• ~7 words
• short
• concise
• still makes sense
• about one per paragraph
• skip a line at major section breaks

Using this method I wrote one solidly filled page of notes in most cases for about 5 pages of text.

This method gets you to think about and compact what you are reading. Over time you get to learn how much information fits on a line. By limiting yourself to one page (and allowing your self to go over every few times) you force yourself to only write the important information, while not skimping.