2. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU’RE A
RESEARCHER!
• Welcome to the wild, wonderful world of
research!
• Great researchers:
• ASK questions
• CONSULT experts
• COMMUNICATE what they find
• GIVE CREDIT to the work of others
4. WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
• Write a definition for
plagiarism
• Based on the video, how
would you define it?
• Plagiarism (n):
• Using someone else’s words or ideas as
your own, without properly giving credit
to that person.
5. 3 STEPS TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
Cite Bulleted Notes Paraphrase
6. CITE
• Cite EVERY source
• When?
• As SOON as you decide it is useful!
• How?
• With Noodletools!
7. BULLETED
NOTES
• Write FACTS
• NO complete sentences
• Be succinct
• Reword/rephrase
• Use synonyms
• Describe in your own words
• Draw diagrams, pictures, graphs
8. PARAPHRAS
E
• Work from your notes
• Rewrite in your own words
• Avoid using the original text
9. CLOSE READING
• Strategy we use to be better readers
• Careful, purposeful reading of the text
• Examine details to make sense of the larger story
• Ask QUESTIONS
10. CLOSE
READING
• Reading and re-reading
• Marking the text
• Taking bulleted notes
• Paraphrasing
What does that
mean?
11. CLOSE READING
Phase 1:
Get the GIST of the text
Phase 2:
Examine the DETAILS
Phase 3:
Form an UNDERSTANDING
12. PHASE 1:
• Read once all the way through
• What is the basic GIST of this article?
• Write it at the bottom of your paper.
The GIST
13. PHASE 1: THE GIST
• What is the GIST of this
article?
• The land in Bangladesh is bad
for farming
• People have found another
way to farm.
14. PHASE 2: EXAMINE THE DETAILS
• 2nd Read
• Use symbols to:
• Highlight keywords and phrases
you need to look up
• Mark keywords and sentences
that are important
• Be sure to LOOK UP any
unknown keywords or phrases.
Symbols Meanings
Underline Keyword I recognize
Circle Keyword I DO NOT recognize
[ ]* Important sentence I understand
[ ]? Important sentence I DO NOT
understand
15. PHASE 2: EXAMINE DETAILS
Symbols Meanings
Underline Keyword I
recognize
Circle Keyword I DO
NOT recognize
[ ]* Important
sentence I
understand
[ ]? Important
sentence I DO
NOT
understand
16. PHASE 3: UNDERSTANDING
• 3rd Read
• Take BULLETED NOTES
• No complete sentences
• Important facts in YOUR
OWN WORDS
• Rephrase key phrases in
YOUR OWN WORDS
• Use symbols, diagrams,
pictures
18. PHASE 3:
UNDERSTANDIN
G
• Great researchers:
• ASK questions
• CONSULT experts
• COMMUNICATE what they find
• GIVE CREDIT to the work of others
Paraphrasing
19. PHASE 3: PARAPHRASE
• Write a paragraph that
paraphrases the article in
your own words.
• Use your bulleted notes and
not the original text.
20. NEXT TIME…
• The Wonderful World of Research continues
with more about Noodletools and LibGuides!
• Be ready – you will need your competitive edge.
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