Teaching Strategies
Dot-Jot
Students make a dot and then jot down one point, idea, or fact. They
should try to keep to one line per point and they should not use
complete sentences as these are notes only.
Students practise doing this. Give the
students a key question. For example -
Where do Maori originally come from?
Use two or three sources, such as
They then combine their notes from each source and write a paragraph.
Dot-Jot Template
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Key question 1
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Source (web site, newspaper, etc.):
Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Year of publication:
Place of publication:
URL:
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Dot-jot notes
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