Day 27: Taking Notes from Sources/Writing Source Entries

Objectives: Students will:
* read third article for the GRP and write a source entry.
* learn how to take notes effectively.
* use specific strategies to avoid accidental plagiarism.

I. Review: (5 min)
What we have done so far . . .

II. So, where do we go from here . . . (5 min)
PPP

III. Learning to take efficient notes (10 min)
Taking notes
Ckeck handout.

IV. Practice.
a. Read the third article for the GRP, Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in After School Programs. (5 min)
Remember: You are reading fully. Make sure you underline or highlight information you think may be useful for your paper. Respond to what the author says by writing on the margins.

APA bibliographic entry for this source:
Lauver, S. (Spring, 2012). Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in After School Programs. The Evaluation Exchange. Vol. 10, No. 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Family Research Project (eds.) Retrieved from
http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/issue-archive/evaluating-out-of-school-time-program-quality

http://www.hfrp.org/

b. In your Dropbox file for the GRP sources, open a folder for this entry: (10 min)

• bibliographich information (APA)
• summary
• relevancy
• reliability

C. Now, let's decide what we will be useful to include in our paper. (12 min)

Check the example.

Get in pairs and decide what information you would like to use. Refer to handout to write some notes about this source. Don't forget to include bibliographic information for each note.

Homework:

1. Read third article for the IRP. Write a summary. Open a folder and write an entry: bibliographic information (APA format), summary, 2-3 statements about the relevance of the article, 2-3 statements about the reliability of the article.

2. In your entry, include information you feel you may want to include in your paper. Remember to write correct APA bibliographic information next to your quotes, paraphrases, and summaries.

Sources:

Lauver, S. (Spring, 2012). Attracting and Sustaining Youth Participation in After School Programs. The Evaluation Exchange. Vol. 10, No. 1. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard Family Research Project (eds.) Retrieved from
http://www.hfrp.org/evaluation/the-evaluation-exchange/issue-archive/evaluating-out-of-school-time-program-quality

Lloyd, N. (2012). Taking Notes Effectively. ESL 115 TA Resources. Retrieved from
http://esl115ta.blogspot.com/