Sorting+and+Connecting+Information

Read over notes and start to think about how you could group these ideas. Re-reading your notes is important. This may be when you identify notes that are out of place. As a general rule you should be able to find the same information in 3 different sources. Sometimes your information may conflict, this is usually because more has been discovered about your topic over time. When facts are printed in a book they are accepted at that time but over the years as more is learnt ideas and understandings grow or change. Check the date books were printed. You need to be very wary of information from the internet. Check who has published the information on the site you are using. Discuss these issues with the teacher and your classmates.

If you are unsure about a piece of information try to find out more about it from some other sources to support the notes you have already taken.

Decide how to group your information to best present your information clearly and to respond to your question.

It might be helpful to cut your quotes up and physically sort them into categories. Some people make a code for each possible category that information may fit into and write this code next to each of their notes. Your teacher will demonstrate this to the class. Discuss your options with your teacher and classmates. What organisational option would communicate your ideas with the most clarity?