English 102

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English 102
Review of Note-taking Techniques (form)
And Types of Notes
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Web Site for Help
Taking Notes Information
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Old Fashioned Card Technique
Compactness is efficient for many
researchers They are easy to organize Often,
researchers use 3 X 5 or 4 X 6 (WC and
note-taking, respectively) Normally, a researcher
will copy one idea (from one source) on one
card (Also see p. 88, Note Cards in your
textbook)
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Note Sheets

• Often not as efficient as cards, with regards to
  space, these may be your choice, but
• If you use them,
• do not take all notes from a source on the same
  sheet (Congestion!!)
• Take notes topically
• Identify each source author/title
• Give yourself enough space between notes
• These may be kept more accurately and
  re-arrangeable if you save them to a computer.
  Think the Future!!
• (See
  your textbook, p. 89 for more info.)

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Printouts/Photocopies
This technique saves time and, might possibly,
save transcription errors. However, you may find
a burden in the number of pages you
carry. Remember, though, even if you do not chose
this method, you must still submit in your
envelope any printout/copy from which you have
cited information. (See Page 90 in Coyle)
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Types of Notes
Quotation (Accuracy, Authority, Conciseness,
and Vividness) Paraphrase or summary (This is
the one to double check!) Outline Note (Mainly
for recording factual Information) Combination
Note (A blending of both quotation and
condensation) Personal Note This is a reminder
of the little things to remember as well as
that one day you will eventually learn to forget
that you have a memory problem. (See your
textbook, pp. 90-91. All types, plus a Works
Cited card, are exemplified on pp. 92-94)