Transcript Note Taking 101

Note Taking 101
Or, Now that I have my resources,
what am I supposed to do with
them?
Step One: Using your
resources
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Your job as a
researcher is to
become an expert on
your topic.

To do this you must
READ your
resources.
Step One: Using your
resources

Scanning, browsing,
or just looking at
pictures is not
enough!

YOU MUST READ
THE
INFORMATION!!!
Step Two: Finding the
Treasure
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Our resources are full of
information. Some of it is
useful, lots of it is not.
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You must decide what is
treasure and what is
trash.
Step Two: Finding the
Treasure
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If a piece of information
helps us answer one of
our guiding questions, it
is a TREASURE-- WRITE
IT DOWN!
Step Two: Finding the
Treasure
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If it doesn’t help answer a
guiding question it is
TRASH--KEEP
LOOKING
Let’s Practice:
Marian Anderson was one of the
world’s greatest concert singers,
but she was also much more. She
worked to become one of the
world’s best known singers at a
time when African Americans faced
terrible discrimination. When she
began her career in 1920,
segregation was a fact of life for
black people in the U.S. This made
it difficult for them to work in highpaying or desirable professions,
including careers in classical music.
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What do we
need to
know?
Let’s Practice:
Marian Anderson was one of the
world’s greatest concert singers,
but she was also much more. She
worked to become one of the
world’s best known singers at a
time when African Americans faced
terrible discrimination. When she
began her career in 1920,
segregation was a fact of life for
black people in the U.S. This made
it difficult for them to work in highpaying or desirable professions,
including careers in classical music.

What do we
need to
know?
Let’s Practice:
Marian Anderson was one of the
world’s greatest concert singers,
but she was also much more. She
worked to become one of the
world’s best known singers at a
time when African Americans faced
terrible discrimination. When she
began her career in 1920,
segregation was a fact of life for
black people in the U.S. This made
it difficult for them to work in highpaying or desirable professions,
including careers in classical music.

What do we
need to
know?
Let’s Practice:
Marian Anderson was one of the
world’s greatest concert singers,
but she was also much more. She
worked to become one of the
world’s best known singers at a
time when African Americans faced
terrible discrimination. When she
began her career in 1920,
segregation was a fact of life for
black people in the U.S. This made
it difficult for them to work in highpaying or desirable professions,
including careers in classical music.

What do we
need to
know?
Let’s Practice:
Marian Anderson was one of the
world’s greatest concert singers,
but she was also much more. She
worked to become one of the
world’s best known singers at a
time when African Americans faced
terrible discrimination. When she
began her career in 1920,
segregation was a fact of life for
black people in the U.S. This made
it difficult for them to work in highpaying or desirable professions,
including careers in classical music.
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What do we
need to
know?
Step three: Caveman talk
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Once you’ve
discovered some
information you can
use, your next step is
to record it.
Step three: Caveman talk
o
Good researchers
use Caveman talk
when they write out
their notes.
Step three: Caveman talk
CAVEMAN TALK
o Just the facts in as few
words as possible
o
NO SENTENCES!!!
o
Separate each new fact
with a bullet
Let’s Practice:
Marian Anderson was one of the
world’s greatest concert singers,
but she was also much more. She
worked to become one of the
world’s best known singers at a
time when African Americans faced
terrible discrimination. When she
began her career in 1920,
segregation was a fact of life for
black people in the U.S. This made
it difficult for them to work in highpaying or desirable professions,
including careers in classical music.
Say it in caveman:
o
Great concert singer
o faced discrimination
o began 1920
o segregation a fact
Step Four: Citing Your
Sources
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Nobody likes to have their
work copied or stolen.
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All authors want is for
people to give them credit
if they use their words or
ideas.
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This is called CITING
YOUR RESOURCES
Step Four: Citing Your
Sources
TELLING YOUR TEACHER WHERE YOU GOT
YOUR INFORMATION
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HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
o AUTHOR
o TITLE
o PUBLISHER
o COPYRIGHT DATE
Step Four: Citing Your
Sources
MILLION DOLLAR TIP:
WRITE DOWN YOUR SOURCES AS SOON AS YOU USE
THEM!
FINDING THEM
LATER CAN BE A
REAL PAIN!
LIES MEDIA SPECIALISTS
HEAR EVERY DAY:
 “This
book doesn’t have anything in it.”
BALONEY!
You’ve got to
READ
the information!
LIES MEDIA SPECIALISTS
HEAR EVERY DAY:
“This book doesn’t have anything in it.”
“I don’t need to write it down because I’ll
remember it!”
BALONEY!
The better notes you
take, the easier it will be
to write your report!
LIES MEDIA SPECIALISTS
HEAR EVERY DAY:
“This book doesn’t have anything in it.”
“I don’t need to write it down because I’ll
remember it!”
“It’s faster if I just copy it out of the book.”
BALONEY!
Copying is another word for
PLAGIARISM. It is cheating and
it is against the law.
Caveman talk helps us put
ideas into our own words.
Review: Taking notes
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READ!!!!
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Find the treasure
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Report by using
Caveman talk
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Cite your sources
DO YOUR BEST WORK!