Note Taking For Research Report Writing

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Note Taking For Research Report Writing

• By Mrs. Anthony

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Objectives

• Given the five types of note taking, the student
  will be able to differentiate between a
  paraphrase, a direct quote, a summary, a
  personnel comment, and a combination note.
• Given a topic, the student will be able to
  brainstorm previously known and formulate
  questions about information needed for research.
• Given an assigned topic, the student will be able
  to identify 6 subtopics of information, label
  note cards with slugs, and begin taking notes.

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Why take notes?

• Notes are taken in order to insure that your
  information is both accurate and complete.
• You probably do not realize it but you may have
  already been taking notes for a very long time.
• If your mother has sent you to the store with a
  list that is taking notes.
• Why do you take a note to the store?
• So you will remember what it is you need.

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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.

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The Five Basic Kinds of Notes

• Paraphrase
• Summary
• Direct Quotation
• Personal Comment
• Combination Note

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Paraphrase

• This is when you repeat what the author said word
  for word, but in your own words.
• Example
• Author Martin grew up during the Great
  Depression, a period in the 1930s 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.

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Summary

• To write or type in your own words what a passage
  has said without using a lot of detail.
• 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.
• Where there a few more details to this story?

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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)

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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.

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Combination Note

• A note which combines any two of the other kinds
  of notes.
• Example Direct Quotation/Personal Comment
• Sample
• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wanted everyone to
  understand the meaning of equality, he verbalized
  this in his most famous speech I Have A Dream. 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)

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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.

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Quiz Time
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When you summarize you are

• Writing in your own words.
• Writing exactly what a book or print material
  said.
• Stating your opinion.

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OOPS! TRY AGAIN
Reread your choices.
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GOOD ANSWER!!!
Exactly! Summary is writing what you remember in
your own words. Like when you tell a friend
about a movie.
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When you paraphrase you are

• Stating an opinion.
• Writing exactly what you read but in your own
  words.
• Copying exactly what you heard or read.

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OOPS! TRY AGAIN
Reread your choices.
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GOOD ANSWER!!!
Right, rephrasing in your own words.
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A Personal Comment is when

• You copy straight from the text.
• When you record information in your own words.
• When you state your own opinion.

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OOPS! TRY AGAIN
Reread your choices.
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GOOD ANSWER!!!
Your opinion counts.
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A Direct Quotation is when

• You write your own personal opinion or comment.
• You copy straight from the text word for word and
  cite where your information came from.
• You repeat what you have read or heard in your
  own words.

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OOPS! TRY AGAIN
Reread your choices.
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GOOD ANSWER!!!
When you use quotation marks, you can copy word
for word.
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A combination note is when

• You copy from a book.
• You write in your own words.
• Includes two different styles of note taking.

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OOPS! TRY AGAIN
Reread your choices.
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GOOD ANSWER!!!
Sometimes you might use a direct quotation and
an opinion.
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When taking notes you should always try to

• Write in complete sentences.
• Only write what you really need so you will
  remember later.
• Waste time copying word for word what someone
  else wrote.

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OOPS! TRY AGAIN
Reread your choices.
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GOOD ANSWER!!!
Your time is valuable. Use as few words as
possible to help you remember the details later.
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Yor are now ready to begin taking notes!!
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Brainstorm

• To begin, brainstorm all the information you
  already know.

Click Me!-
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Lesson 2

• You are now ready to begin taking notes.
• Begin by using either a book or an encyclopedia
  article.
• Remember, you will not find all of the
  information you need in one source.
• Begin by giving each card a slug (topic) on the
  left hand corner.
• Only add information to each card that matches
  the slug.

Note Cards 1,2 Click Here
Note Cards 3,4 Click Here
Note Cards 5,6 Click Here
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You have now completed the note taking portion
of your research. See the next slide for further
information.
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