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Exposition: Non-Fiction Writing Research Assignment: Using EasyBib & Other "Citeful" Information

TEENS AND CELL PHONES -- OR -- TEENS AND BALANCING SCHOOL WITH WORK: This guide will assist Exposition students work through the research process and write the best argumentative paper involving the choice between the two topics.

Guide to Taking Notes

Here’s a note-taking system that we like:

  1. Create a bibliography notecard for each source you use. It will serve as the “title notecard” for each stack of notecards dedicated to a particular source. On the bibliography notecard, you’ll want to include every piece of information you’ll need to cite your source. Here’s an example of a great title notecard for a book:
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  2. Using the general principles of note-taking outlined in the earlier section, write note cards (one for each main idea) with bullet points. Here’s an example:
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Other note-taking tools

SUMMARY:

  • There are a variety of electronic note-taking tools out there.
  • If you like taking notes electronically, check out some of these tools.

LINKS:

ToolDescription
Evernote Multi-platform (computer, mobile, and web) note taker for to-do lists, image archiving, and more.
Springpad Multi-platform note taker for the busy person to edit, tag, and view notes.
Microsoft OneNote Software with ability to create organized to-do lists, tag notes, bring in images; works well with Windows
Springnote Cloud tool where you can generate text documents and share them with people.

 

For more information, click here:  http://content.easybib.com/students/writing-guide/ii-research/e-taking-notes/