This with help students to learn how to make effective handouts.

1. General Principles to Make
Handouts
BY
MANSHI
RESEARCH SCHOLAR
M.PHIL (ENGLISH)
BANASTHALI VIDHYAPITH, RAJASTHAN

2. Content
 Points to remember
 Content of Handouts
 Do & Don’t

3. Points to Remember
 While making handouts, we should keep 3 things in mind
• Objective – consider Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Type of Audience
• Intention

4. Objectives
Intention
( Content we cover )
Type of audience
(PG Students or Literature
students)

5. Content of Handouts
 Introductory information
 an outline
 summary of main points
 visual aids (if needed)
 conclusions
 questions posed by the material
 questions frequently asked by students (FAQs)
 links to other lectures.

6. Do & Don’t
 Don’t
 Avoid used excessive jargons
 Avoid clutter
 Don’t include excessive content on a
single page that your handout begins to
look like a textbook.
 Try to avoid writing down vocabulary in
the target language on your handouts.
 Avoid including copyrighted material
 Use company letterhead or company
name, logo, etc.
 Submit journal articles without receiving
written permission.
 Do
 Organized the information in a logical
order for learning
 Use simple, clear language throughout
 Subdivide long handouts with headings
 Left plenty of white space where students
are to write on the handout
 Chosen graphics that illustrate the topic
clearly
 Used graphics to explain difficult or
complicated procedural steps
 Placed graphics close to the written
material they illustrate
 Keep a master copy with yourself

7. Thank You