2. Do
◦ Put it in your own
words.
◦ Keep track of your
sources by color.
◦ Make note of page
numbers.
◦ Indicate “direct
quotes.”
◦ Differentiate between
speaker and author.
◦ Take more notes than
you think you need.
Don’t
◦ COPY (or paste) notes
◦ Take too few notes.
◦ No notes = no paper.
◦ Leave your citations for
later.
◦ Rely on sources that
are not credible.
3. Use ONLY sources that have been peer-
reviewed:
◦ Magazines, journals, news articles
◦ Books
◦ Database articles
◦ Online NEWS articles
Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable sources.
Web pages or blogs are NOT acceptable
sources.
4. Note: There are notes from four sources
here, each represented by a different
color.
14. Detailed notes = detailed research
paper
Organize notes (sources) by
COLOR
Use black text to signify your
thoughts and analysis of your
researched information.
15. 1. Put your Topic and Guiding Question at the
top of your NOTES file.
2. Use the “Database Shopping Mall” handout
to guide you to the best databases.
3. Take notes in COLOR!
4. Use quotation marks around ALL words that
are not your own.
5. Use the Cornell Notes method to analyze
and explain your researched information.
6. Copy and paste the entire CITATION into
your Works Cited page. Use COLOR here
too.