It is usually best to make very short bullet-point notes (jot-notes) before trying to write your own paraphrase. Here are a couple of templates that can help you to organize your notes and keep track of your sources.
Jot Note Template #1 (grid style)
Jot Note Template #2 (category style)
Jot Note Template #3 (bullet points only)
Search your country in one of the databases. Then use "Command F" to search for keywords. For example, searching "free" will take you to all references to free speech, freedom, freedom of expression; searching for "censor" will yield results for censor, censoring, censorship, while "right" will get you results on the right to free speech, human rights, etc.
These will force copies!
All of these keep your source, quoted material, and paraphrase together
Mr. GL's Grid Style Notes: Put your source once and create a new note for each fact from that source
Category Style Notes: Organize your notes according to categories as you find information
Digital Note Cards: Fill in the cards and organize later by cutting and sorting
Cornell Notes: Track the key points as you go
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