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Guidelines for Writing Your Thesis Paper Part
Two-Note Taking
Mrs. LigoLibrary Media SpecialistBayshore Middle School
Note taking
Note taking is an important skill to develop.
While you are reading take careful notes.
Organize your thoughts by creating several main ideas or topic sentences for each paragraph.
Common knowledge information does not have to be cited.
Note taking
What questions to you have about your subject
Focus on answering the questions-
Note taking
What?Why? When
?How? Where?
Tools to Use
3 x 5 Note Cards
Web Tools (such as EasyBib or NoodleTools)
Idea/mind mapping strategies
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Organize Your Ideas
Research Topic
Answerques
tion
Gaines; Ace Your Research Paper (p21)
Note taking
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Quotations
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Quotations Quotations are original phrases or
passages from a book, article, poem etc.
Use quotes for persuasion or to point out specific facts
Do not overuse quotes- only 10% of your paper should include direct quotes.
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A paraphrase is…
Your own rendition of essential information and ideas presented in a new form.
owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/
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4 Steps to Effective Paraphrasing1. Reread the original passage until you
understand its full meaning2. Set the original aside and without looking
at it write a paraphrase3. Check your original with the paraphrase
to make sure your information is accurate but do not copy word for word
4. Record the source & page numbers on your notecard
1. owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/
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Creating Note Cards
White House Ghosts- Sightings
Silverman Haunted Places in America, 1994
Pgs.1-4
Heading
Page Number
Author,Article or Book Title & Date
One fact
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Abraham Lincoln was often seen in the White House. Crace Coolidge, the wife of Pres. Coolidge saw him at the window
Creating an Outline Introduction/Thesis Statement I. History of the Haunted Place
A. Location B. Time period (ie Civil War)
II. Ghosts A. Who reappeared B. What are their activities
III. Events A. What event may have led up to the
hauntingIV. Sightings A. When were the sightings B. Who saw the ghostV. Conclusion
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First Topic
Supporting ideas
Final Draft Write, Reflect, Revise
Write again, Reflect again, Revise again
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BibliographyBentley, Nancy. Don't Be a Copycat!: Write a Great Report without Plagiarizing. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Elementary, 2008. Print. Gaines, Ann. Ace Your Research Paper. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2009.
Print. "Purdue OWL: Paraphrase Exercises." Purdue University Online Writing Lab
(OWL). Web. 07 Feb. 2012. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/619/01/>. Revisions. Digital image. Click Biology.com. 2 Apr. 2010. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.clickbiology.com/advice-year-11s-revise/>.Silverman, Jacob. "How Agent Orange Worked" 04 November 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://www.howstuffworks.com/agent-orange.htm> 11 February 2012.Terban, Marvin. Ready! Set! Research! New York: Scholastic, 2007. Print.
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