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ESL 121A (Podevyn/Payne) - Endangered Animals

Information for ESL 121A students doing research on endangered animals.

Taking Notes and Paraphrasing

Use this format suggested by your teacher.  Read your assignment instructions.

 

Topic (=endangered animal):_________________________________________

 

Source I:

Title: ______________________________________________________________________________

Author:____________________________________________________________________________

Date accessed:_____________________________________________________________________

Short URL:_________________________________________________________________________

Letter of Question

Answer from the source in quotation marks

Paraphrase

(stating in your words what the source says)

A

 

 

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Look at the example of a table below.

Topic: Tyrannosaurus Rex (an extinct animal)

Source I

Title: T. rex may have hunted after dark like an owl.

Author: Bob Holmes

Date Accessed: October 18, 2016

Short URL: Ebscohost.com

Letter of Question

Answer from the source in quotation marks

Paraphrase

(stating in your words what the source says)

B

“… evidence that their ears might also have been focused forward, like those of some modern-day owls.”

There is some proof that the T. Rex’s ears were similar to those of today’s owls: Perhaps they faced forward.

B

“…it seems Tyrannosaurus rex might have been able to hunt after dark”

It is possible that even during the night T. Rex could have looked for prey.