Keep a source note

A source note lets someone else find the material behind your explanation. Keep the title, creator, address and a useful location alongside your own comment.

A small source-note template

• Source: the work and its author.
• Location: chapter, page or section; different editions may use different pages.
• Observation: what you noticed.
• Interpretation: what you think it may mean.
• Question: what you would like the group to examine.

The source card below links to the reading used in this example. Its note explains why it is here. Sources support the discussion; the demonstration does not reproduce the book.

Use the note to support a working explanation, revisit your close reading, and check the reference during a group review.