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- 1. Essentials skills for the Senior Thesis and life after high school.
- 2.  Taking notes means taking notes, NOT copying and pasting.  If copying and pasting were the same thing as taking notes, we’d call it copying and pasting.
- 3. Read, think, write, repeat.
- 4.  READ a section of your text  Don’t take notes yet! ▪ This will be tempting, but if you do so, you’ll jeopardize your understanding of the material and note too much or too little.  Instead, figure out the main idea. ▪ Is there an argument? ▪ What’s the main point of the article?
- 5. • Ask yourself if the section of text includes information you’ll need later on. • If the answer is yes: ▪ Without looking at the text, write down the main ideas. ▪ Internalize the information and avoid plagiarism.
- 6.  Once you’ve got the gist of the section, then you can jot down specifics that you’re not likely to recall on your own:  Names (and titles) of speakers  Dates  Places  Definitions  Arguments  Specific examples
- 7.  After a little practice, you’ll know how much you can read and remember at one time.  The extra time you spend here will result in BIG payoffs later on.  You’ll understand the material better.  Writing will be easier, because YOU will know so much more.
- 9.  Only when necessary  You can’t say it better yourself  The quote is part of the point (e.g. “Read my lips, no new taxes.”)  80/20 rule
- 10.  Record your citation information at the same time that you are taking notes!  This will save you hours of work later on!
- 11.  Landsberger, Joseph F. "Study Guides and Strategies." Reading Texts: Note Taking, Marking and Underlining. Study Guides and Strategies. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. <http://www.studygs.net/marking.htm>.  Wax, Dustin. "Advice for Students: Taking Notes That Work." Your Daily Digest on Productivity and Life Improvements. Stepcase. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. <http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/advice-for- students-taking-notes-that-work.html>.