Developing Outlines and Writing Effective Notes
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2. Decide how you will keep your notes—and handwritten notes in a research journal or in computer files.
3. Write various types of notes—that is, write a few that use direct quo-tations, some that paraphrase, and some that summarize.
4. Conscientiously and with dedication, write as many personal notes as possible. These will be your ideas, and they will establish your voice and position. Do not let the sources speak for you; let them support your position.
5. If you have access to OneNote or some other notetaking program, take the time to consider its special features. You can create notes, store them in folders, and even search your own files by keyword, category, and reference.
6. It is easy and simple to use a general all purpose model, especially for a beginner researcher. However, to refine your writing skills, try to draft a different outline of your paper using more than one model, as given in pages 166-169.
7. With help from the discussion in section 9i, choose the form of out-line that you think will be most useful for you. Use standard outline symbols in the process.
8. Consult the research schedule outlined at the end of chapter 1. By this time, you should have notes from sources and a plan for organiz-ing your research project as you pull your thoughts and resources together to begin drafting your paper.
