Noteworthy: How To Take Research Notes

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Senior Sciences – Writing a Research Paper

“If we knew what we were doing it wouldn’t be research” – Albert Einstein

Noteworthy: How to Take Research Notes

METHOD 1: MY METHOD

Divide a piece of paper, a Word document or Powerpoint slide into sections as follows:

Citation in MLA or APA

What the source says – paraphrase or

“direct quotation.”

What I think about what

the source says OR instructions for how to

use the information.

METHOD 2: Cornell Notes

Divide a piece of paper into three sections. The large box to the right is for writing notes.

Your key points can be translated into the main ideas of each of your body paragraphs.

Skip a line between ideas and topics. Use point form. Use abbreviations whenever

possible.

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