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Mastering Note-Taking: Essential Skills for Thesis & Beyond

Learn effective note-taking strategies for academic success and future endeavors. From reading to citing, master the art of capturing key information without plagiarism. Improve understanding, enhance memory retention, and boost writing proficiency.

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Mastering Note-Taking: Essential Skills for Thesis & Beyond

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  1. Essentials skills for the Senior Thesis and life after high school. Take Note!

  2. FYI • Taking notes means taking notes, NOT copying and pasting. • If copying and pasting were the same thing as taking notes, we’d call it copying and pasting.

  3. Read, think, write, repeat. How’s it done?

  4. Read • READ a sectionof your text • Don’t take notes yet! • This will be tempting, but if you do so, you’ll jeopardize your understanding of the material and note too much or too little. • Instead, figure out the main idea. • Is there an argument? • What’s the main point of the article?

  5. Think • Ask yourself if the section of text includes information you’ll need later on. • If the answer is yes: • Without looking at the text, write down the main ideas. • Internalize the information and avoid plagiarism.

  6. Write • Once you’ve got the gist of the section, then you can jot down specifics that you’re not likely to recall on your own: • Names (and titles) of speakers • Dates • Places • Definitions • Arguments • Specific examples

  7. Repeat • After a little practice, you’ll know how much you can read and remember at one time. • The extra time you spend here will result in BIG payoffs later on. • You’ll understand the material better. • Writing will be easier, because YOU will know so much more.

  8. Also noteworthy

  9. Direct Quotes • Only when necessary • You can’t say it better yourself • The quote is part of the point (e.g. “Read my lips, no new taxes.”) • 80/20 rule

  10. Cite This! • Record your citation information at the same time that you are taking notes! • This will save you hours of work later on!

  11. Works Cited • Landsberger, Joseph F. "Study Guides and Strategies." Reading Texts: Note Taking, Marking and Underlining. Study Guides and Strategies. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. <http://www.studygs.net/marking.htm>. • Wax, Dustin. "Advice for Students: Taking Notes That Work." Your Daily Digest on Productivity and Life Improvements. Stepcase. Web. 02 Apr. 2012. <http://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/advice-for-students-taking-notes-that-work.html>.

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