Trash and Treasure Words

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Trash and Treasure Words
When we research, words are like the X on
the pirates map

• We only want those words we need (treasure).

• We ignore the other words (trash).

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Treasure Words
Words in a passage of text that answer the
question.
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Rules for Note Taking
Read and become familiar with your research
questions. Underline key words.
Read the article or source material one sentence
at a time.
Stop at the end of each sentence and decide if
there are any treasure words.
Record the treasure words in the appropriate
place on your data collection form.
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A Sample Task
Note Taking Example
Research the homes of the Powhatan Indians.
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The Powhatan people lived in comfortable homes.
Traditional homes were rectangle-shaped with
rounded roofs. Older Powhatan women were in
charge of building the home. But everyone
helped.
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They bent young trees to form frames of their
houses. The Powhatan covered the frames with
layers of grass and bark. They made roofs with
sheets of bark. (Covert, Kim. The Powhatan
People. 1999
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Review for Trash and Treasure
What are treasure words?
Words I need for my research.
What are trash words?
Words I DO NOT need for my research.
How do I take notes?

• I read each sentence and stop and see if I found
  any treasure words.

• I write the treasure words that answer my
  question.

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