this should be brief and primarily in your own words. Condense the main points from the source into a paragraph no shorter than 8 sentences and no longer than 12. In this description of what the source is and is about, you should make use of all three condensing modes (paraphrase, summary, quotation) and cite page numbers, according to the style you’ve chosen. Direct quotations should be kept short and should be the sort of material you might quote in your persuasive essay—if you can put the information in your own words without losing anything, do; save quotes for expert testimony and ideas too complex to be summarized accurately. Typically, you would not use more than one quote except for short quoted phrases.
1. summary of the articles
2. Notes from the article
1-15
3. Response to your notes only
4. evaluation
Summary of Source: Write a full paragraph that summarizes and paraphrases information from your source (100% in your own words).
This summary should include the main points the source is making, as well as the relevant support the writers use.
Notes from Source: There are several kinds of information that you might find useful or informative in your sources, depending on the
rhetorical situation for your research. Below is a list of important concepts and ideas that you should take notes on
while reviewing your sources, relevant to this project. Please number your notes!
Direct Quotes of key ideas
Paraphrases of key ideas
Summaries of key ideas
Key vocabulary/jargon
Background information you uncover
o About the author
o About the subject
o About the audience
Information you realize about the specific
field of study (is this law scholarship?
Anthropology? History? Etc?)
References to other, existing research within
this article
References to other positions or sides to the
argument/claim being discussed in the
article (what other people think about this
subject, that differs from the author’s
viewpoint)
Information about the research methods –
how did this researcher conduct her or his
study?
Reaction to Source (Ways to Respond)
Respond to the most important of your notes from the source—identify them by number. Your reactions might
include any of the following:
o An explanation about why you think the note is important
o A sentence that explains what you think about the idea(s) the note presents
o Why you agree and/or disagree with what the author has written
Evaluation of Source
Think about the claims the source makes and the evidence used to back up those claims, or if a report about a
scientific study, think about the set up of the study, the sample size, other factors, and what the study discovered.
Are you convinced by this article? State why or why not, or any reservations or unanswered questions you have.
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