1. Take out Work in Progress Folder and Spiral Notebook Work on W.O.D.

2. The Art of Note- taking How to take your sources and use them for your research assignment

3. What a research paper is… facts used to tell audience about a topic Facts shown in a unique way Individual Interpretation and presentation of facts

4. What a research paper is not Not a dry or boring list of facts Not a rewriting of someone else’s work Not a list of this happened, then that, then this

5. What is Interpretation? T.A.C. Take a fact: We know William Butler Yeats lived in Ireland Add a fact: – We know Yeats wrote poems about Celtic (Irish) myths Connect the dots – If Yeats lived in Ireland and wrote poems about Irish stories, Yeats had pride in where he came from.

6. What is presentation? How you organize your paper What order you put your facts in

7. Before You Present and Interpret… To present and interpret information you need to get your information first How could you organize your facts?

8. When you find a fact… What do you do with it? Here is a passage (edited a bit) First published under Emily’s pseudonym (pen name) Ellis Bell, the combination of its structure and elements of passion, mystery and doomed love…have made Wuthering Heights an enduring masterpiece…Bronte explores themes of revenge, religion, class and prejudice while plumbing the depths of the metaphysical (supernatural) and human psyche (soul). Bronte’s own home in the bleak Yorkshire moors provides the setting for the ….other-worldly passions of… Heathcliff and Catherine.

9. Ahhh! How do I know what is important? Look for facts under the following topics: Family/Friends/Relationships Biographical facts Early life Later life Important works Poetic theme/literary time period/reoccurring subject matter Interesting fact about poet

10. Let’s look at the passage again Look for facts for each category: First published under Emily’s pseudonym Ellis Bell, the combination of its structure and elements of passion, mystery and doomed love …have made Wuthering Heights an enduring masterpiece. Bronte explores themes of revenge, religion, class and prejudice while plumbing the depths of the metaphysical and human psyche. Bronte’s own home in the bleak Yorkshire moors provides the setting for the ….other-worldly passions of… Heathcliff and Catherine.

11. What did we find out? Interesting fact – Emily’s pen name was Ellis Bell Early Life – Bronte lived in the Yorkshire moors Important work – Wuthering Heights Themes – revenge, religion, class and prejudice – passion, mystery and doomed love

12. Now to Organize STEP 1: Title of article: Emily Bronte STEP 2: publisher or web address: http://www.online- literature.com/bronte/ http://www.online- literature.com/bronte/ STEP 3: write fact in own words Emily’s pen name was Ellis Bell

13. Now to Organize STEP 4: No sentences Ellis Bell: pen name STEP 5: Choose category Interesting fact

14. Fill in the notecard Title: Emily Bronte, The Literature Network Location: http://www.online-literature.com/bronte/ Important fact: Ellis Bell: pen name Topic: Interesting fact name: Ms. Jakse card no. 1