How do I use note taking and outlining with my research project?
Many projects throughout your life will require you to be skilled at organization, group work, and keeping the facts straight. For example, you'll need those skills when:
- You decide to buy a new car
- You want to buy a house
- You are working on a project for a neighborhood or community group
- Your boss assigns you and your team to complete a project
- Your college professor assigns you a research project
School projects help you develop organizational skills and note-taking skills you'll need in the future.
Directions: Begin with #1 and work through #5 below.
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Find a scholarly journal article on your topic for research. Begin with ISearch. Use the Advanced Sources tab and the limiters to narrow your results. |
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Take notes on relevant information from the journal article. Use the note-taking method assigned by your teacher or the one with which you are most comfortable. |
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Begin an outline for your research project to organize the ideas you have collected. |
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Show what you know with this quiz. |