Outline of Extensive Notetaking on Single Research Resource
by shelley rodrigo
1. Connect to other Resources
1.1. say same thing?
1.2. say something different?
1.3. use similar language/ideas?
1.4. refer to similar people, places, and other resources
2. Evaluate Validity
2.1. Easily identify claim, reasons & evidence
2.2. Do evidence & reasons logically support the claim?
2.3. Similar resource w/similar methods/data, etc.?
3. Rhetorically Situate
3.1. Author's credentials & authority?
3.2. Author's affiliations
3.3. Purpose of the text?
3.4. Intended Audience?
4. Annotate
4.1. Author Name:
4.2. Purpose & Audience:
4.3. Major Claim/Thesis:
4.4. Reasons for Claim/Thesis:
4.4.1. Reason 1:
4.4.1.1. Evidence
4.4.1.2. Evidence
4.4.2. Reason 2:
4.4.3. Reason 3:
4.4.4. etc.