Usually, I only take notes on key points and definitions.
When studying for a test, I give myself two notecards, and I reread everything throughout the section. The notecards are small enough that they force you to only take notes on the most important sections, and often times, those are the things that come in tests :)
She has the power to break through mental shields (opposite of bella's power), and project her visions thoughts into others by making physical contact with them.
the Voltaire wants to kill her at first because they thought she was a child that had been turned into a vampire which are uncontrollable but really she was born half vampire, half human.
What did you research ???
Outlining before you write a paper is good so you can get a general idea for it all and organize it before diving in.