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Title: Steps to Making Research Easier


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Steps to MakingResearchEasier
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Step 1Being organized during a Research Project
is the key to success
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  • Choose your Topic
  • Develop good Questions
  • Refer to your Questions continually during
    research
  • You can revise Questions if necessary

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  • Know the Keywords from the questions to help you
    locate information quickly
  • Know the Synonyms for the keywords in order to
    skim and scan
  • Look in the Index of books, find the Keywords,
    and turn to the correct page quickly

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Step 2Skim and Scan
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  • Run your eyes down (skim) and across the page or
    screen quickly (scan)
  • Look for keywords as your eyes skim and scan
  • Stop at keywords or synonyms to read more closely

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What to Skim First in Order to Cover More
Material Quickly
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  • Beginning sentences of paragraphs
  • Headings
  • Subheadings
  • Photos
  • Captions
  • Bold and italicized words

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Research means you must continue searching
re-looking, re-reading, re-investigating until
ALL answers are found.
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Step 3Taking Notes
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  • Remember the questions and keywords
  • Skim and scan for answers
  • Write your notes concisely
  • Write in words or short phrases
  • Paraphrase what you read

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Sample Note Card
Identify the subject (slug) Source
Use one of the three ways to take notes
paraphrase, summarize, or write a direct
quotation. Page
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Sample Source Card from a Book
Smith, John D. Rome Long Ago Caesars Reign.
New York Penguin Press, 2004. Mesquite High
School Library 913.3 S
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