Strategies when taking notes:
Read the article, put it aside and write a few sentences about what you remember.
Read the article and, any time an idea or question pops into your head, write it down near the quote that sparked the idea. See example below:
Read the article and, as you read, classify each phrase or paragraph according to BEAM. Is it background information? Write B besides the phrase. See example below:
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