| TABLE 15.3 Strategies for Taking Notes According to Purpose |
| Function that Source Might Play in Your Argument | Strategies for Informational Notes | Strategies for Exploratory Notes |
| Provides background about your problem or issue |
| | • Summarize the information. | • Speculate on how much background your readers will need. |
| | • Record specific facts and figures useful for background. |
| Gives an alternative view that you will mention briefly |
| | • Summarize the source’s argument in a couple of sentences; note its bias and perspective. | • Jot down ideas on how and why different sources disagree. |
| | • Identify brief quotations that sum up the source’s perspective. | • Begin making an idea map of alternative views. |
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