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5-8 Student Writing Tools
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DEFINITION OF PROJECT	SAMPLE NOTE PAGE
STUDENT WRITING TOOL	NOTE TAKING
EDITING ROUGH DRAFT
DEFINITION: Research means search and search again. Therefore, if you do not find all of the information you are looking for in the first source, do not give up. Go to another source and keep looking. NOTES: A list of the sources available for you to use many be found in the STUDENT WRITING TOOLS BOOKLET. Notes are to be taken in spiral notebook. The first thing you are to do is find a source that has information related to you topic. Next, you are to find that type of source in the student writing tools booklet. This will show you the information and format needed for writing your Works Cited page of your paper. Once that information has been located, turn to a page in your spiral notebook. Place the information needed for the Works Cited page at the top of the page in your spiral notebook. You must follow the format shown in the Writing Tools booklet. Once that has been completed, find the page in your source where you are going to begin taking notes. In the left hand margin of your spiral, place the page number from which you are going to begin taking notes. Next, begin taking notes from that page. Your notes must not be taken in complete sentences. However, there must be enough information in your notes to remind you of what was said. If your notetaking notes take you from one page in your source to another, you must skip a line in your notes, place the new page number in the left hand margin of your notes page, and continue your notetaking. NEW SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Once you have completed taking notes from one source and you are going on to a second, you must find a new page in your spiral notebook and repeat the above steps,. You must begin a new page of notes for each new source used.

SAMPLE NOTE PAGE

Kipperman, Karen Karen Ordahl. Roanoke. The Abandoned Colony.
     Totowa. Rowman and Allanheld, 1984. (A sample may be found in The
     Student Writing Tools booklet.)

p. 54_________________ notes___________________
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skip a line

p. 54_________________ notes___________________
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If you have completed taking notes from this source, go to a new page in your spiral notebook. Do not put two sources on one page of notes.

NOTE TAKING
Notes may be taken on index cards or spiral notebooks.
The format should be the same.

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Berger, Gilda. Violence in Sports. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990.

p. 92                           Notes

                                   Notes

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1. The information needed for the Works Cited page is placed at the top of each card or page of notes.
2. The page number where the notes were gathered is placed at the left of the notes taken. The page number will be needed if an area of the notes on this page needs inclusion noting.
3. Notes should never be taken in complete sentences. This will limit the chance of plagiarism.

OUTLINING:

Below is the correct format to be used when organizing your notes into an outline before writing your rough draft.

I. Topic
    A. Subtopic
    B. Subtopic
         1. Point
              a. Sub Point
              b. Sub Point
         2. Point
II. Topic
     A. Subtopic
     B. Subtopic
     C. Subtopic
          1. You should note that the minimum number of any area in an outline is two. If you have an A, you must have a B. If you have a one, you must have a two.
          2. However, if you find that your notes do not contain enough information for a second area in your outline, you may place the one piece of information next to the previous area with the use of a hyphen.

Example - (incorrect)

      I. Language
          A. English
                1. Studied most countries
                2. Most used for diplomatic negotiations
     II. Currency

      I. Language (correct) - English
          A. Studied most countries
          B. Most used for diplomatic negotiations
     II. Currency

EDITING ROUGH DRAFT OF IDU REPORT

1. READ YOUR PAPER TO YOURSELF
     2. Make sure that all areas are covered.
     2. Make sure that all areas are in the right order.
1. SECOND READING - EDITING
     2. Make sure that each paragraph is indented.
     2. Each paragraph must begin with a good topic sentence.
          3. All information in that paragraph must relate to the topic sentence.
    2. Do not announce what you are going to write about in the first sentence.
    2. Make sure that each sentence contains a complete thought.
    2. Check the spelling of words that you are unsure of.
    2. If you are unsure of a mark of punctuation, ask Mr. Goad.
    2. Your paper should be written in the third person.
         3. Do not write in the second person
              4. you
    2. Check your paper for sentence variety.
         3. Do the best you can in this area.
   2. Do not label each area of your report.
   2. Make sure that your information is not just listed.

1. INCLUSION NOTING
     2. Use the information in the Student Writing Tools booklet.
           3. If you have any questions, ask your teacher.
1. WORKS CITED PAGE
     2. Use the information in the Student Writing Tools booklet.
          3. If you have any questions, ask your teacher.
1. FINAL COPY
    2. The final copy of this paper may be either written on the computer or hand written. If it is done on the computer, it must be double-spaced. If it is hand-written, it must be in ink.