This is where you LABEL this point in a sentence.
Example: One effect depression can have on college students is the inability to focus.
Subject/verb
Example: Sally Jones states,
This is a quote, summary, or paraphrase of the first point you got from your source (details that support, or illustrate, the LABEL/category above).
Example: “When students are actively experiencing a depressive episode, they may have difficulty allowing class topics to engage their interest. Instead, they may find themselves ruminating on negative thoughts.”
Explain how this quote, summary, or paraphrase supports or fits under the LABEL/category you gave it. (This helps your reader understand the information the way you understand it.)
Example: This means that people with depression have obsessive thoughts in their heads competing with the important information being shared in class or in a course’s textbook.
Explain what this LABEL/category teaches you about your overall topic.
Example: It is easy to imagine how depression can negatively affect grades if it distracts students from absorbing the information they need in order to do well.