LisaRandolph

I liked the part in Roberts chapter 18. under notetaking. "Think about the purpose of your research." Which is one may not know what they are researching or the topic of their research until they start looking and then a topic will come to mind. This is usally what I do. However, alot of the papers we do we have a topic to go by. I would prefer to pick my own. I feel it is easier because we know what we like and don't like. But this is not always true either as Roberts states "May not always know what you are 'fishing for' until you start looking and researching the topic. I also like that he states "focus on the structure and use your own words as the example in the book where the person only used a short quote and then commented on it in his own words. This is a little harder done then said. I use a lot of quotes. Something I need to work on. This is a good chapter to review and wish we would of read it sooner. I like all the points in this chapter however, the notetaking part is the part that I was looking at more closely because the other parts I have already done and it refreshed my memory from past classes that I have taken. The taking notes part is not something that I usually do. I usually read a piece and then write and then revise. I like the note taking because it may organize the paper in a proficient manner then do an outline. I like this, because the only thing I write is what I quote. I will be using this method and see how it works for me.