Note Taking For Research Report Writing Original Presentation created by Mrs. Anthony Adapted for LA8: Mrs. Koshollek

Objectives Given the four types of note taking, the student will be able to differentiate between a paraphrase, a direct quote, a summary, and a personnel comment Given a topic, the student will be able to brainstorm previously known and formulate questions about information needed for research. These are known as Essential Questions Students will be able to organize notes and source cards using at least three Essential Questions as a guide

How will taking notes help me? Your information will be both accurate and complete. You will save time later because your information will be organized.

The Four Basic Kinds of Notes Paraphrase Summary Direct Quotation Personal Comment

Paraphrase This is when you repeat what the author said word for word, but in your own words and cite your source using a parenthetical citation. Example: Author: Martin grew up during the Great Depression, a period in the 1930’s when many people lost their jobs and were poor. Student: Martin was young in the time of the Great Depression. During the 1930s many people were out of work and had no money (source).

Summary To write or type in your own words what a passage has said without using a lot of detail but still citing your source using a parenthetical citation. Example: Rosa Parks was arrested because she refused to give up her seat to a white man. As a result the police were called and Rosa was taken away and arrested by the police. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organized a giant bus boycott. As a result the law was changed (source). Where there a few more details to this story?

Direct Quotation This is when you copy write from the book. (When done, it should be in quotation marks and cited.) Quoting should be used sparingly with the intention to prove a point or because you feel it can not be worded any other way. Example: “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.” (Martin Luther King : The Peaceful Warrior; 1968)

Personal Comment This is when you write your personal opinion of what you saw or read. Example: Author: The city of Birmingham was strictly segregated, and the police chief, T. Eugene “Bull” Connor intended to keep it that way. The SCLC faced the task of trying to change the attitude of the white citizens. Student: It is a shame that the police chief was such a racist. Because of the level of racism, SCLC was relentless in its fight for racial justice.

How do I begin? After selecting your material, begin reading it carefully. Skim and scan or read quickly for information. Use aids such as the contents pages and the indexes of books to help you find only the information you are looking for. Remember, you are researching, therefore you need not read the books from cover to cover. When taking notes write in your own words as much as possible. Try not to write in complete sentences. You are only jotting things down you want to remember.

Webnote REVIEW Remember: we will be using a web based program called Webnote to store all research for this project. All source cards should be: Yellow Numbered Contain correct citation information

For each Essential Question, choose a color to represent that topic For each Essential Question, choose a color to represent that topic. All notes taken on that topic should be kept using that same color. You can have notes for each subtopic from the same source. Be sure to NUMBER your colored cards to indicate the source that the information came from.

Example of your Webnote Marilyn Monroe Webnote Example

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