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title: "Research & Note-Taking"
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# Research & Note-Taking

Gather relevant information from print and digital sources, summarise or paraphrase information in notes and finished work, and provide a basic bibliography or list of sources

Subject: English · Area: Writing Composition · Ages 10 to 11
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/research-and-note-taking-mt_dRLP8g0SAg

## Ready when they can

- Take organised notes from multiple sources using own words rather than copying
- Create a bibliography listing sources used in a research project
- Paraphrase key information from a source without changing the meaning

## Lesson: Research and Note-Taking

You already know how to shrink one passage to its main ideas. When you research a topic, you do the same across books and websites to answer a question you care about, writing down the key facts in your own words. That is called taking notes.

*(drawing: Follow these steps for every source: read it, take notes, put the ideas in your own words, then write down where you found it.)*

**Example.** Priya is researching volcanoes. She reads a book and a website. Instead of copying sentences, she writes short notes like 'lava is hot melted rock,' then adds the book title and the website name to a list at the end of her project.

**Tip.** Never copy sentences straight from a source. Read a bit, look away, then write the idea in your own words. That is paraphrasing, and it keeps your notes truthful to the facts without copying the exact wording.

A bibliography is a list of every source you used, like books, websites, or magazines. It lets your reader check where your facts came from, and it shows you did not just make things up.

**Recap.** Good research means reading from more than one source, writing notes in your own words, and listing every source you used.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Writing a Précis](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/writing-a-precis-mt_curkA82CmO)
- [Short Research Projects](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/short-research-projects-mt_FW9_8F52bw)

## Opens up

- [Digital Writing and Publishing](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/digital-writing-and-publishing-mt_dN7QLqqJ4j)
- [Gathering and Transcribing Language Data](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/gathering-and-transcribing-language-data-mt_fxbiLHyXW4)
- [Research & Source Evaluation](https://lightmysky.com/learn/english/research-and-source-evaluation-mt_Qcsl1Z1x0l)