1. Please log into
your computer
and open a
Word
Document.

2. Save your document to
your lunch # as
Note Taking

3. Why take notes?
• Keeps you from plagiarizing.
• Plagiarism
o Using someone else’s words or ideas
without giving credit to that person.
o Copying and pasting from webpages
o Changing a couple of words, but keeping
the same idea without giving credit.
o Cheating
o Stealing

4. Note Taking
• Short, fragments
• Bullet points
• Not sentences, usually
• No grammar
oSpelling is still important!

5. Two Options for Taking Notes
• Quotations
o Identical to the original
o Use “quotation marks”
o Use very sparingly!
o Must give credit
• Using your Own Words
o Paraphrasing
o Preferred method
o Must give credit

6. Jenny is a fifteen-year old student
who attends a rural school. She is very
outgoing and participates in school
activities such as cheerleading and
Quiz Bowl. Because her school is
small, everyone knows her and she
knows everyone in school.
Example Paragraph
(use this to take notes)

7. • Jenny
• 15
• Small, “rural” school
o Rural means country
o Everyone knows each other
• Friendly
• Clubs
o Cheerleading
o Quiz Bowl.
My Example Notes

8. • Jenny, a fifteen-year old girl, goes
to a small school where everyone
knows each other. She is active in
several extra-curricular activities
including cheerleading and Quiz
Bowl.
Example of Paraphrasing
(I used my notes to create my own sentences.)

9. • Jenny is well known in her small
high school and participates in
school activities.
Example of Summarizing
(this is like a GIST, just the main idea)

10. Your turn to practice!
• Read the article provided.
• On the back, take notes using the fragment
method.
• Write either a summary(GIST) or paraphrase of
the article using only the notes that you took.
Do not look back at the article.
• IF you finish early-BrainPop videos (quiz 100%
and get a prize)
o Main Idea
o Paraphrasing
o Plagiarism