Chapter 6 provides the information needed to be able to organize your information, take notes, and keep track of it all. There isn't anything worse than finding a good source, or typing out a bunch of notes and then not saving it. You can organize your information in many different ways, such as in a folder on your computer or USB drive, your email, even your phone. Once you have found a place that works best for you to store your information be sure to label everything that you save. It will save you the time from having to go into the folder and click on each little thing each time you want to go back and look at something. All it takes is a few simple words that relate to what you are saving.
Taking notes is another key element to this chapter. Note taking is important because it not only is a good tool for keeping track of information and ideas you have encountered but it also helps you understand your sources better. It does this because instead of just highlighting and saving the site or page you are taking the time to read the source, comprehend what it is saying, and then writing down what is going to be most helpful to you. Also because when taking notes you should paraphrase and summarize in your own words what the document is saying therefore you're learning more about your topic and bringing your own contributions and ideas to your paper. Note taking is somewhat overwhelming to some people because they don't always know what they should be writing down or even how. This chapter helps with that. It doesn't matter in what form you write your notes as long as they are organized, and you stick with the same method throughout the entire process. As for the information that you write down.. if you think that in some way it pertains to your topic or issue write it down. You can also quote directly from the text, and in that case make sure to write down the author and where you got it from to avoid plagiarism.
The last part to this chapter is creating your bibliography. You should have a working and an annotated bibliography. One for the sites you have used and researched and the other for the sources you used when writing your paper and a few sentences on why you used that source.
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