WRTG 105 Language as a Window Into the Mind (Gegg-Harrison)

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​Ask Yourself

• What are the terms and keyword the author is using?
• Do I need to do further research to understand these concepts? (e.g. look it up in Wikipedia)
• What is the main topic of the paper?
• What are the subtopics or subsections of the paper?
• Is the author successful in making their argument and/or is there further room for study?

Strategies when taking notes:

• Summarize

Read the article, put it aside and write a few sentences about what you remember.

• Interrogate

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:

• BEAM

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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