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The linear pattern.
This type resembles a traditional outline
configuration more closely than any of the other recall patterns.
Consequently, it’s most useful when a text is very well organized or
logical. Well-written scientific texts or lawbooks may lend themselves
particularly well to this type of note-taking.
A number of people have found this approach to be most comfortable
and familiar in making the transition from ordinary note-taking. But it

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may be harder to accommodate this pattern to complex or disorganized
reading assignments. Also, students may find that it’s harder to use all
the space on the page with the linear method than with some of the
more flexible patterns.
The radial pattern.
This type of note-taking usually works best with
material that has one or two main focuses. The branches that radiate out
from the center can be used to describe or explain the main theme.
Students who are reading fiction often prefer this approach. For
example, only one radial pattern may be used for short stories or
relatively simple novels. The title might be placed in the center area, and
then the main elements of the story—such as plot, characters and setting
—can be entered on the main and subordinate branches.
With fiction that needs more extensive recalling, such as a massive
novel like 
War and Peace,
a separate radial pattern might be used for
each of the main elements of the story. So you might have one pattern
with characters as its organizing principle, another pattern for plot and
still another one for setting.
The radial pattern also works well for journalistic articles that answer
the five key questions, “Who? What? When? Where? How or why?”
Again, one pattern might be used with the key questions indicated on
the branches. Or a separate pattern can be employed for each of the
main topics.