note taking in the research process how to make sense of what your exploring by Ms. Barnhart

note taking why it's important to take good notes in research the two important features of note taking o be meticulous and accurate o be active not passive examples of how to take notes o Cornell Notes o Note Cards o Citation, Quote, Paraphrase, Comment o Ms. B's Original o Diigo keep your notes user friendly

why it's important to take good notes avoid unintentional plagiarism focus on what's important while you're reading understand & remember the material and make connections begin to construct your assignment provide a personal record of what you've discovered saves time later on

be meticulous & accurate always record necessary details as soon as you start taking notes o MLA in-text citations ie (Matthewson 245) or ("Imagining the Future" par. 2) have a clear system so you know which notes are: o paraphrases of someone else's ideas o direct quotes o your own ideas *this could mean color coding, labeling with p (paraphrase), q (quotation), o (own ideas) etc. remember: o if you photocopy an article or chapter, include the page numbers o if you make notes from a website, keep a note of the URL, date of access, and paragraph number

be active not passive Don't be a passive note-taker!!! passive note takers: o underline words o cut and paste o copy direct quotes without putting them into their own words o write notes on everything because you're not sure what's important o don't evaluate and be critical of sources; they just accept sources as valid and reliable

be active active researchers: o think about what they want out of the research before they start o look for answers to questions they have about the topic o look for connections in the sources they're researching and topics they're studying o write notes mostly in their own words, focusing on their own explanation of what something means o record quotes ONLY when it's important to have the exact words someone else has used (when how they say something is as significant as what they say)

Cornell notes Cornell Note Taking is a method that be applied to any subject In general: the template gives you less space to write notes. You aren’t supposed to record everything you see, or even everything that is interesting. Having fewer lines to write notes encourages you to be selective—just to chose the quotes or paraphrases or details you expect to include in your thesis. First: make a big margin on the left where you put key words, identify themes, or recurrent patterns. This section helps you stay on track. You can check: ‘are my key words the same as the ones in my research question / thesis?’ Second: use the large space on the other side of your new margin line and use those main ideas to help you to analyze what those ideas mean to your research and to find the relevant quote when you go back to it. Third: most valuably, the template gives you a big space at the bottom to write sentences that comment on the source as a whole. You can start drawing insights and conclusions right on your notes!

note cards Let's watch a great youtube video to remind us about note cards:)

cite, quote, paraphrase, comment much like note cards, you can take this approach idea by idea as you are exploring your sources o cite: write your MLA information including page or paragraph o quote: choose quotations that you couldn't say any better yourself; quotes should not be overused o paraphrase: this is where you put it into your own words:) make it your own so it will stick... o comment: reflect on the significance of the section and how it fits into your argument

ms. b's hybrid during graduate school, I did a lot of research--developed a hybrid model

diigo awesome tool for online note taking

user friendly notes make notes brief and selective keep them well-spaced out for ease of access show relationships between main points use your own words! use illustrations, examples and diagrams to visually represent your ideas when appropriate