Double Entry Research Notes Template
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DOUBLE-ENTRY RESEARCH NOTES TEMPLATE
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1. Research Question(s): Before you start doing online/library research, it’s a good idea to remind yourself of your research goals by answering these questions and then using them to guide your research:
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* ------------------------------------------------- As you start doing research, what are you trying to accomplish? * ------------------------------------------------- What questions do you have right now that you'd like to answer through research?
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2. Double-Entry Notes: For each source you consult (that seems relevant to your research goals), write detailed double-entry notes, following the template below.
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[Date of Entry]
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[Bibliographic citation following MLA format]
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[Rhetorical notation about genre, purpose, audience]
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WHAT “THEY” SAY: NOTES FROM THE SOURCE | -------------------------------------------------
WHAT “I” SAY: YOUR STRONG RESPONSE TO SOURCE | -------------------------------------------------
Here type summaries, quotes and/or paraphrases of source.-------------------------------------------------
For tips on how to take notes according to purpose see A&B Guide, p. 670-71 or EW pp. 182-199. | -------------------------------------------------
Your reaction to the source as you read its parts (by paragraph or section).-------------------------------------------------
These
DOUBLE-ENTRY RESEARCH NOTES TEMPLATE
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1. Research Question(s): Before you start doing online/library research, it’s a good idea to remind yourself of your research goals by answering these questions and then using them to guide your research:
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* ------------------------------------------------- As you start doing research, what are you trying to accomplish? * ------------------------------------------------- What questions do you have right now that you'd like to answer through research?
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2. Double-Entry Notes: For each source you consult (that seems relevant to your research goals), write detailed double-entry notes, following the template below.
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[Date of Entry]
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[Bibliographic citation following MLA format]
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[Rhetorical notation about genre, purpose, audience]
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WHAT “THEY” SAY: NOTES FROM THE SOURCE | -------------------------------------------------
WHAT “I” SAY: YOUR STRONG RESPONSE TO SOURCE | -------------------------------------------------
Here type summaries, quotes and/or paraphrases of source.-------------------------------------------------
For tips on how to take notes according to purpose see A&B Guide, p. 670-71 or EW pp. 182-199. | -------------------------------------------------
Your reaction to the source as you read its parts (by paragraph or section).-------------------------------------------------
These