Taking Notes
As you research your topic, make sure you are identifying important information and writing it down. What are you thinking about as you are reading? Answering one of these questions can help you to think about new ideas and make connections with what you already know:
What surprised me?
What challenged, changed, or confirmed my thinking?
What questions do I have?
How does this connect to other ideas?
Use of the templates below to take notes as you are reading and thinking. Or, use the template as a guide and make a graphic organizer in your notebook to take notes.