Record a source locator
Write the source title exactly as supplied and include its page or section. Retain that locator beside the note.
About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice
Supplied materials
- Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
- Worked case: Note: two books and paper. Locator: Paper Bridges, p. 2. Need: show model parts. Listener: What did you use?
- Primary check: Note: fold the sheet. Locator: Paper Bridges, p. 3. Need: show action order. Listener: How did you fold it?
Learn the idea
A useful source note records identifying details and a location. A title plus page number can locate a supplied print source; a favorite color cannot.
Write the source title exactly as supplied and include its page or section. Retain that locator beside the note.
Example to read or listen to: Note: two books and paper. Locator: Paper Bridges, p. 2. Need: show model parts. Listener: What did you use? The answer is Paper Bridges, p. 2. The exact title and page 2 are the supplied source locator; the other notes cannot identify this passage.
- Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
- Write the source title exactly as supplied and include its page or section. Retain that locator beside the note.
- Check the worked solution: Paper Bridges, p. 2. The exact title and page 2 are the supplied source locator; the other notes cannot identify this passage.
- Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.
See the method in action
Note: two books and paper. Locator: Paper Bridges, p. 2. Need: show model parts. Listener: What did you use? Solved: Paper Bridges, p. 2. The exact title and page 2 are the supplied source locator; the other notes cannot identify this passage. Write the source title exactly as supplied and include its page or section. Retain that locator beside the note.
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Helpful tips
- Keep the note and locator together.
- A locator is not a claim that the source is reliable.
See the answer and explanation
Paper Bridges, p. 3
This case supplies page 3, so the title plus that page locates the folding step. Page 2 is a different location.
Take it further
Optional extra practice: Prepare a one-minute paper presentation from this fictional record: two books, one paper sheet; fold the sheet and bridge the books; the model held three blocks before bending. Use Materials, Procedure and Observations headings, a labeled sketch and a source note Fictional Model Record, section 1. State that thicker paper was not tested. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A useful source note records identifying details and a location. A title plus page number can locate a supplied print source; a favorite color cannot.
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