The use of several sources can be overwhelming. To help students cut their sources down to a manageable size, try offering them this method:
1. Open to a clean page in their notebook.
2. Divide that page into three columns, two wide and one narrow.
3. Label the first “quote/paraphrase and source”. Label the second “response”. Label the narrow one “section”.
4. Students should go through their sources one at a time, pulling out direct quotes or paraphrases that they think they will likely use. Record these in the first column, along with the source.
5. Next to these quotes/paraphrases in the second column, write out their thoughts and response.
6. In the third column, make a guess as to which section of the paper this quote/paraphrase might fit.
7. If a student comes up with 12-15 of these, and takes a look in the third column, it becomes very clear which quotes go together, and which areas of the paper have a lot of evidence and which do not.
This method attempts not only to cut sources down to size, but also to help organize sections of the paper. It is time-consuming, but a useful practice.
quote/paraphrase and source | response | section |
“the children were nestled all snug in their beds” (Moore 6) | In this part of the poem, Moore sets the tension between the quiet sleeping children and the action about to happen, the interior space and the exterior, the difference between… | Part 2 |
“when out on the lawn there arose such a clatter/I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter (Moore 7) | Moore breaks the silence of the poem and provides unmistakable evidence of Santa’s existence… | Part 3 |
Etc. |
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