Cornell Notes for Review Lecture:
Inquiry Question: What does the research process look like? What components (parts) necessary for research?
Academic Vocabulary
Research
Notes
Research question (aka inquiry
question)
You must have a question that you are trying to answer. This question may need to
change as your project goes on. But the question should never be a question that you
already know the answer to!
Research notes (aka research log)
You must take notes while you are researching. They don’t have to be formal, but you
should be able to read your own notes afterwards, so take your time. You need to keep
track of: 1) What you find out 2) Where you found it (your sources)
It’s helpful to use two columns for your research log, like Cornell Notes, so you can keep
track of both types of information
Source
This is where you get information that helps to answer your question. Sources can be:
1) conversations with knowledgeable people
2) paper-based (books, magazines, newspapers)
3) internet-based (where you might also find “online” magazines or newspapers!)
In all three categories, sources can be either credible (trustworthy) or unreliable (not
trustworthy). You need to avoid unreliable sources.
Report
When you are looking for answers that you do not already know
This is the form where you share what you discovered during your research. It can be
oral (presented aloud, to a live audience or recorded as a video) or written (either on
paper or digitally). If it’s an oral report, you will want to write lots of notes to prepare
your presentation down (and then memorize it!) If it’s a written report, you need to go
through the same writing process that you would use for any other kind of writing (the
research and your research notes are the prewriting, but then you must draft, revise
and proofread as much as necessary).
Works Cited
MLA
This section always goes at the end of your report. (If it’s an oral report, you need to
state your sources aloud. Many presenters will write and print a Works Cited paper with
just their sources to distribute to the audience or, in a video, will show the source info
at the end.) You must give complete credit to all the sources you used.
This is one of several “standardized” styles of written research reports. It’s most
commonly used in secondary school and even at the university and postgraduate level
for the humanities (literature, history, etc.) It has extensive rules for how to format your
written report. We will learn the basics this year. The full rules are available online,
either through “MLA” or “OWL Purdue MLA”
Write 3 sentences about what you learned today:
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Cornell Notes for Review Lecture:
Inquiry Question: What does the research process look like? What components (parts) necessary for research?
Academic Vocabulary
Research
Notes
Research question (aka inquiry
question)
You must have a _____________ that you are trying to answer. This question may need
to change as your project goes on. But the question should never be a question that you
already know the answer to!
Research notes (aka research log)
You must take _______ while you are researching. They don’t have to be formal, but
you should be able to read your own notes afterwards, so take your time. You need to
keep track of: 1) What you find out 2) Where you found it (your sources)
It’s helpful to use ____ columns for your research log, like Cornell Notes, so you can
keep track of both types of information
Source
This is where you get information that helps to answer your question. Sources can be:
1) ___________________ with knowledgeable people
2) ___________________ (books, magazines, newspapers)
3) Internet-based (where you might also find “online” magazines or newspapers!)
In all three categories, sources can be either credible (trustworthy) or unreliable (not
trustworthy). You need to avoid unreliable sources.
Report
When you are looking for _____________ that you do not already know
This is the form where you share what you discovered during your research. It can be
______ (presented aloud, to a live audience or recorded as a video) or written (either
on paper or digitally). If it’s an oral report, you will want to write lots of _______ to
prepare your presentation down (and then memorize it!) If it’s a _________ ________,
you need to go through the same writing process that you would use for any other kind
of writing (the research and your research notes are the prewriting, but then you must
draft, revise and proofread as much as necessary).
Works Cited
MLA
This section always goes at the ______ of your report. (If it’s an oral report, you need to
state your sources aloud. Many presenters will write and print a Works Cited paper with
just their sources to distribute to the audience or, in a video, will show the source info
at the end.) You must give ____________ _____________ to all the sources you used.
This is one of several “_________________” styles of written research reports. It’s most
commonly used in ______________ school and even at the university and postgraduate
level for the humanities (literature, history, etc.) It has extensive rules for how to format
your written report. We will learn the basics this year. The full rules are available online,
either through “MLA” or “OWL Purdue MLA”
Write 3 sentences about what you learned today:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________