Making Notes And Annotating

Week 2

Making Notes: Overview Many methods Should note source, page number General subject Quotes Paraphrasing Reflection Noodletools

Note-Taking Strategies Be selective Develop accurate, complete records Engage your sources

Why? Avoids Plagiarism Work efficiently to gather sources Work flexibly in all source formats Engage sources through reflection Record Accurate Develop outline and draft efficiently

Methods: Note card system: One set for Bibliography Second set for notes on sources One point per card  Clarify the source  Provide topic or heading  Label note as summary, paraphrase or quotation  Distinguish your own thoughts  Can be time consuming  Electronic duplicates: Noodletools, TakeNote, etc… 

Methods: Copy and Annotate Selectively copy, print or save sources (include source info and page numbers) Identify each page Annotate the copies

Methods Computer Notebook Create folder Take notes one source at a time Distinguish your thoughts from sources Give each note a topic

Methods Double Note taking Divide pages in half Left side bibliographic info Right side Responses

Annotating Question what puzzles you Link related passages Add observations in margin Marginal index Highlight Look up Vocabulary