Taking Notes When Reading 

Write down the important content... the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How

• Who or What is the information about?
• Where did it happen?
• When did it happen?
• Why did it happen?
• How did it happen?

• Record important thoughts, ideas, quotes or facts.
• Summarize information in your own words. This will help avoid plagiarizing information.
• Put quotation marks around any material copied word for word.
• Be sure to transfer information accurately. Double check names, dates and other statistics.
• Include the page numbers where you found the information.

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