You will be busy-- viewing videos, listening to podcasts, reading articles. Make that process more productive and efficient by taking organized notes WHILE YOU READ. By logging down questions that come up, tagging ideas with what subtopic they fit under and labeling information diligently, you will be ready to go when it comes time to write and avoid plagiarism in the process. This saves you from having to go back, re-read articles and look for relevant pieces when you write the paper.
STEP 1: Develop your style.
Maybe you like Cornell notes. Maybe you like typing notes. You could even be a colored pen lover. Whatever your style, develop one that works for you. It MUST differentiate what is your independent thinking from that which is quoted and paraphrased.
STEP 2: Think before you write.
Blindly taking notes on everything is useless. Read something, make sense of it, then put down essential ideas vs. everything. This way you don't have to annotate your annotations.
STEP 3: Categorize
Label ideas by subtopic so you can organize things easier when it comes time to write.
STEP 1: Develop your style.
Maybe you like Cornell notes. Maybe you like typing notes. You could even be a colored pen lover. Whatever your style, develop one that works for you. It MUST differentiate what is your independent thinking from that which is quoted and paraphrased.
STEP 2: Think before you write.
Blindly taking notes on everything is useless. Read something, make sense of it, then put down essential ideas vs. everything. This way you don't have to annotate your annotations.
STEP 3: Categorize
Label ideas by subtopic so you can organize things easier when it comes time to write.
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