I’d started writing study notes for all of my other subjects, but English was just… well weird.
In all the other subjects, I could just pull out the syllabus, and follow it dot point by dot point, but with English, I was lost and confused.
我应该围绕文本构造它吗？还是我围绕一个主题或主题构建它？我使用点点还是段落？
Does this sound familiar?
In this article, we’ll show you exactly how to structure, then write your HSC English study notes in three easy steps so you can stay on top!
Step 1: Structuring Your HSC English Notes
Step 2: What to Include
步骤3：写您的HSC英语笔记
Step 1: Structuring Your HSC English Notes
Let’s start with the fun stuff.
When it comes to the布局of your study notes there aretwo thingsyou need to consider:
- How it will look.
- How you’ll break down information.
The Look
This is all about the aesthetics of your HSC English notes, but don’t think this is something you can just skip over!
There’s more to it than just grabbing some highlighters and going wild.
When you think about the aesthetics of note you want to be thinking about things likecolour, font, size,等等andhow you’ll use those things to organise information.
您可能需要为您的规定文本编写标题，并以一种不同的颜色编写相关文本 - 无论对您有用。
最近也有一个日益增长的趋势artistic note taking, which involves going that one step further andturning your notes into a kind of artwork by using different styles, colours,等等
It takes a little longer to achieve, but for those who find note taking boring it can really add some fun to the process!
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The Layout
This is a bit more important, as笔记的布局可以帮助它们超级有效且易于阅读.
Most people already know if there’s a particular way they like to structure their notes, but if you don’t, there’s a few common styles to choose from.
采用常见结构包括：
- 点点
- 思维导图
- Flow Charts
- Full paragraphs
- Diagrams
当然，并非每种样式都可以有效地适用于各种信息，因此在某些时候，您可能需要将其混合以充分利用笔记。
Using a mind map when you’re outlining key themes in a text can be fun, or drawing diagrams of scenes in a play to remember the stage layout.
重要的是要做最适合您的事情，但要确保不要养成只使用一种音符时的习惯 -尝试所有人！
Not sure what your learning style is? Find out withthis great article on HSC Learning Styles!
您还可以在注释的特定部分中混合和匹配样式，并为不同的音符样式创建“设置”布局可以帮助您提高内存和组织。
For example:
- Topic Reviews– list of key terms and definitions & mind map of key themes
- Essay Plans– dot point key themes & flow chart that moves from introduction all the way through to conclusion
- 性格/文本分析– full paragraphs discussing the text & dot points of key quotes/textual references
You don’t have to follow these exactly, but knowing what注意采取风格work for each type of information canmake it even easier to separate and organise your notes.
Plus, they break it up and prevent your notes from becoming super repetitive.
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The Organisation
许多学生不太确定如何组织他们的HSC英语音符，这主要是因为没有任何设定的方法！
虽然有多种方法可以对您的笔记进行分类，但通常the 3 most popular are by topic, text and themes.
Topic
This basically involvedgrouping your notes based on the topic being studied,这是either your Common Module or Modules A, B and C.
This style is best for people who just wantall the information in one placeand don’t mind too much if they have to flick through a few pages to find the specific thing they need.
How do I do it?
大多数使用这种风格的人在主题上工作时会记下笔记，从而一点一点地增加了他们的态度，因此他们最终在主题结束时得到了一套全面的笔记。在每周结束时，坐下来，记下您在上课中所涵盖的任何内容 - 主题，上下文，角色！
Text
Pretty standard, this just involvessorting your HSC English notes based on the text you’re studying,be it related or prescribed.
People who like to have all their notes separated and all their textual references, quotes, etc. in one place usually prefer this style.
One pitfall however is that having your notes separated makes it tricky to make comments on how texts link within a topic, but if you can remember to add notes on ‘links’ at the end of each set of text notes you’ll be okay.
How do I do it?
As you study your texts, take notes on the important things you pick up on; key quotes, character analysis, important themes, etc. You can create specific pages/sections for each type of information to keep it better organised, such as collecting all your quotes in one area or making pages dedicated to each character.
Theme
这是你的地方通过您在主题中学习的特定主题或想法对笔记进行排序。
For example, if you’re studying two texts with female protagonists, one of your themes may be ‘The role of women’, so you could create a set of notes on that.
这种样式可能会更棘手的原因是因为您必须先了解主题，然后才能开始记录笔记，这可能导致混乱和拖延。
If you know your themes really well though, or you already know what themes you want to start exploring, go for it!
How do I do it?
Figure out what themes you want to explore or analyse in your texts and begin building up evidence and analysis to support it. This includes textual references, character analysis, context and any other information relevant to the theme and/or how you’re going to talk about it.
Step 2: What to Include
Figuring outwhat to actually writein your HSC English notes is usually where people can get a little stumped and end up losing interest or motivation.
这就是为什么我们发现在任何学习笔记中都包含的前四件事– so you don’t have to take wild guesses at what they may be!
在我们开始之前，您需要知道whereto get your information.
Obviously your规定和相关文本are right up there, butreferring to class notes and handoutsis also important, as this is the information your teacher wants you to have and reflect on.
Paying attention and getting involved in class discussionsis also super important, as it helps build your analytical skills and gives interesting new perspectives to consider.
不幸的是，Sparknotes应该是最后的手段，仅用于填补知识的小空白，不是to teach you a whole topic.
主题概述
Usually, topic overviews are about 2 pages long and cover the ins and outs of whatever topic you’ve been working on in class, whatever Module that may be.
The point of these is to以整洁，简洁的方式将所有关键信息放在一个地方so that you can go back to it whenever you need a quick refresher.
Topic overviews could include:
- 短暂的备注说明iption of the topic/area of study/module and what it is
- 点点您学到的知识，关键思想和分析
- Glossary of key terms and descriptions
- Explanations of key themes or concepts
- Brief summaries of the texts studied + a few textual references
Text Overviews
通常这些大约2页，并且cover the most important features of a textbased on how you’re studying it.
This means that a text overview should give you all the key information you’d need if you were to write an essay or analysis of the text.
通常，这些概述本身具有有关文本的一部分信息，然后有关文本如何与主题或特定主题的信息。
文本概述可能包括：
- 短暂的备注说明iption of the text
- Notes on the author and context
- List of key themes/concepts in the text
- Textual references and analysis sorted by theme
Theme Overviews
These are very simple, as they’re more about将所有证据放在一个地方than anything else.
通常只有一页长,你先描述主题，它是什么以及您计划分析的主题，然后简单地收集报价以支持您的想法从您的每个规定和/或相关文本中。
Theme overviews could include:
- 短暂的备注说明iption of the theme and how to analyse it
- Textual references from prescribed text(s)
- Textual references from related texts(s)
- Notes on how the texts compare/contrast within the theme
角色研究
Generally, these notes are only a page long and only necessary if you plan to do an深入角色分析对于您的一篇论文，或想看technique of characterisation.
也就是说，关于单个角色的笔记永远不会受到伤害，这些是给您最大的空间来决定如何写它们的空间。
Character studies could include:
- 对角色及其在文本中的作用的简要说明
- List of their values/attributes/etc.
- Textual references about the character (things said/thought about them)
- Textual references from the character (things they’ve said/thought)
As you can see there’s a lot to choose from when it comes to what you include in your HSC English notes, and even then, these four options are only skimming the surface.
What you write and how you write it totally depends on your learning styleand how you like to organise things, so don’t think there’s only one ‘right’ way to do it.
Even if you do choose to include one of the HSC English note structures above, you don’t have to follow it exactly!
步骤3：写您的HSC英语笔记
While we can’t tell you exactly how to write your HSC English notes, there are a few things to consider when it comes to actually putting pen to paper.
The biggest and most important factors are time and resources, so let’s break down how to plan note writing time and give you some note writing resources!
Time Management
Writing study notes can be the biggest case of “I’ll do it tomorrow” in your high school career, which is why planning ahead is so important.
How often you write study notes is totally up to you, though we recommend you do it at the每个主题的结尾at bare minimum.
真正重要的是计划何时写HSC英语笔记，以何种方式和以什么方式编写。
When and how often you write your study notes go hand in hand, as they will vary based on each other.
通常，人们会每周，每月或逐个主题写学习笔记，但还有其他选择（例如逐文文本或每次分析新主题时）。
From there you can plan when you’re going to actually write your notes; will it be every Saturday morning? Every second Friday after soccer practice? The last Sunday of each month?
这完全取决于您，但是您必须确保制定计划并坚持下去。
Some example timetables you could try are:
- Weekly study不是eswritten every Saturday afternoon
- Fortnightly study noteswritten after your Wednesday afternoon double English class
- Topic study noteswritten the Sunday morning after you finish a topic
每周写HSC英语笔记时听起来很沉闷，it’s important to know the pros and cons of each ‘frequency’ of writing notes.
否则，您可能最终会陷入不适合自己工作的事情。
Weekly –great for staying on top of things and keeping your notes constantly up to date. Because you’re writing notes so frequently it means you don’t have to write more than a page or two each time.
Fortnightly –最平衡的频率类似于每周，只有一点间隔。您必须写一点，但是它仍然足够频繁，以至于没有太多的掩盖。
Monthly –because it’s so spaced out many people get out of the habit with this frequency. You’ll have to write a fair bit more each time because of how infrequently you’re adding to your notes, but if you stay motivated it can work well.
Topic by topic –最适合讨厌写HSC英语笔记或无法习惯的学生。写笔记时，将有很多内容要涵盖，但是这将是一项集中精力而不是连续的努力。
Maddison Leach她在2014年完成了HSC，在她的所有主题中获得了98.00的ATAR和6个乐队。她喜欢帮助学生度过学校生活的学术和其他方面，即使这有时会让她感到老。麦迪逊（Maddison）从十几岁开始就一直热衷于写作，在加入博客世界之前，已经发表了几篇短篇小说。她目前正在推迟学习，直到她在春季在UTS开始沟通学士学位。
