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IV. Taking Notes

Discover how to take structured notes efficiently for thesis research, focusing on key elements and integrating source material effectively into your paper. Explore helpful links for notetaking support. Learn the process to combat research frustration and build a solid foundation for your thesis.

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IV. Taking Notes

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  1. IV. Taking Notes Pat will take notes to find some supporting ideas for the thesis: The yellow wallpaper is used by Gilman as a symbol of the repression of the 19th century woman and her response to the society that confines her.

  2. Table of Contents • Frustration with Source Material 3 • What to Mark in Source Material 4-5 • How to Take Notes 6 • Review Notes 7 • How to Use Source Material 8-9 • Useful Links 10 • Pat’s Next Step: Works Cited Page Unit V

  3. Frustration is part of the process. I have so much information …but where do I begin? I feel lost!

  4. What to Mark in Source Material To begin taking notes, use a pencil/pen to underline or write on the materials printed from books, library databases and websites. Pay attention to: • information that supports the thesis, • titles and names, • interpretations by experts in the field, • quotable passages, and • passages that just seem important.

  5. I think I need to do some writing. Now I understand how to begin! I should look for information that is connected to my thesis.

  6. How to Take Notes on Source Material • Highlight or write on the source material. • Create a reading response journal. • Free write some of her` thoughts. • Create note cards of important passages. • Make/Revise an outline.

  7. Review notes. Now that I’ve taken notes, I understand the critics’ ideas about symbolism better. But how do I take the material from my notes and put it into the paper?

  8. How to Use Source Material In-text

  9. Pat is ready to create works cited. But I’d better review MLA format for citations and Works Cited. I have lots of good source material to use. I have a lot of questions about MLA format..

  10. These links are really helpful! Useful Links • Notetaking and Choosing Supporting Ideas http://www.bergen.edu/owl • Evaluating Content in the Source Materials http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_evalsource3.html • MLA Format http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html • Quotation, Paraphrase, Summary http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html

  11. Pat’s Outline I. Intro – general statement about “The Yellow Wallpaper” Thesis statement II. Wallpaper – narrator’s deteriorating mental state III. Wallpaper – as “pattern” of social and economic dependence IV. Wallpaper – as symbol of restraints of “True Womanhood” V. Conclusion

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