Note taking skills

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Note taking skills

• Research Paper
• Watertown High School
• December 2007

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Note Taking Strategies
Summarizing
Paraphrasing
Quoting
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Summarizing
definition
example
Practice Model
Student Practice
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Summarizing A Definition

• A shortcut to the basics.
• The authors main idea in your own words.
• Presentation of the substance in condensed form,
  eliminating unnecessary words.
• Use abbreviations, lists, phrases to get the
  authors main idea in a shorter version.

example
Practice 1
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Summarizing An Example

• To summarize the following passage-
• Meanwhile, Franklin kept the pressure on the
  French, writing letters that were aimed at
  forcing France to abandon its policy of watchful
  waiting. (authors original words)
• a note taker might write
• F. wrote letters in France to gain support for
  the Revolution. (summary)

definition
Practice 1
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Summarizing Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

• A1
• A2
• A3

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Summarizing Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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Summarizing Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

• A1

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Summarizing Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

• A1
• Gibbons pardon
• Sum.
  (p. )
• or online

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Summarizing Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

• A1
• Gibbons pardon
• 4 days after going to jail for letting her
  students name a
• Teddy Bear Mohammed-
• Brit. Teacher Gillian Gibbons was pardoned in
  Sudan .after Khartoum regime was sharply
  criticized for its severe form of justice.
• Sum.
  (p. )
• or online

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Summarizing Practice II

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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Summarizing Practice III

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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Paraphrasing
definition
example
Practice 1
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Paraphrasing A Definition

• When you paraphrase, you record specific facts
  or details in your own words. However,
  paraphrasing does not mean keeping the authors
  sentence structure and simply replacing original
  words with synonyms. You will need to read the
  source carefully, analyze it, and then rephrase
  the information to reflect your understanding of
  it.

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Paraphrasing An Example

• Meanwhile, in the English newspapers,
  Franklin began a task that was to occupy him for
  the next ten yearsdefending Americas reputation
  against the volleys of abuse fired at the
  Colonies by outraged Britons, who could see no
  reason why Americans should not pay the same
  taxes they paid at home. (authors original
  words)
• Paraphrase note
• For ten years in London, Franklin acted as an
  agent for several of the American colonies.
  During this time, he wrote letters and articles
  that were printed in British newspapers,
  explaining the position of the American
• people as they sought to avoid the taxes
  being imposed on them.

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Paraphrasing Practice I
Four days after she was spared the lash but
jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
the country. But while her alleged crime
permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
good deal of international condemnation for its
radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
her famous bear were incidental to a larger
struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
power.

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Paraphrasing Practice I
Four days after she was spared the lash but
jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
the country. But while her alleged crime
permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
good deal of international condemnation for its
radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
her famous bear were incidental to a larger
struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
power.

• A2

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Paraphrasing Practice I
Four days after she was spared the lash but
jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
the country. But while her alleged crime
permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
good deal of international condemnation for its
radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
her famous bear were incidental to a larger
struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
power.

• 
  A2
• Gibbons crime
• para. (p.
  or onl.)

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Paraphrasing Practice I
Four days after she was spared the lash but
jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
the country. But while her alleged crime
permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
good deal of international condemnation for its
radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
her famous bear were incidental to a larger
struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
power.

• A2
• Gibbons crime
• Allegedly Gillian Gibbons allowed her elementary
  students to name the classs Teddy Bear
  Mohammad
• para. (p.
  or onl.)

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Paraphrasing Practice II
Four days after she was spared the lash but
jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
the country. But while her alleged crime
permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
good deal of international condemnation for its
radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
her famous bear were incidental to a larger
struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
power.

• 
  

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Paraphrasing Practice III
Four days after she was spared the lash but
jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
the country. But while her alleged crime
permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
good deal of international condemnation for its
radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
her famous bear were incidental to a larger
struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
power.

• 
  

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Quoting
definition
example
Practice 1
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Quoting A definition

• Quotations should be used only when the authors
  words are as important as the facts or ideas
  expressed. Be sure to enclose the authors exact
  words in quotation marks.
• Use ellipsis points (. . .) when you want to
  leave out a portion of the quotation use
  brackets ( ) to add letters or words of your
  own to clarify or explain a point or to make
  grammatical sense. Take special care to avoid
  errors. Always proofread quotations immediately
  after recording them.

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Quoting Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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Quoting Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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Quoting Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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  A3

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Quoting Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

• Politics of charges A3
• Quot. (p. or onl.)

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Quoting Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

• Abuse of Islam A3
• The accusations against Gibbons demonstrate the
  struggle playing out in Sudanthe manipulation of
  Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.
• Quot. (p. or onl.)

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Quoting Practice 1

• Four days after she was spared the lash but
  jailed by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam,
  British schoolteacher Gillian Gibbons received a
  presidential pardon Monday and was deported from
  the country. But while her alleged crime
  permitting her primary students to name a Teddy
  bear "Mohammad" garnered the Khartoum regime a
  good deal of international condemnation for its
  radical justice, the charges against Gibbons and
  her famous bear were incidental to a larger
  struggle playing out in Sudan the manipulation
  of Islam in the pursuit of personal and political
  power.

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