CHOMP

CHOMP is an acronym that teaches us how to take notes from various sources (internet, articles, books, etc.) to avoid plagiarism.

C – Cut out unnecessary words

H – Highlight important words

O – Ohhhhhh!

M – Make notes on the words that remain

P – Put notes in your own words

Example:

Faith

The Order of Scathach

By Kent Spencer, The Province June 9, 2013

The moral question.

Knightly values such as chivalry and the warrior code seemed to Kerr Cuhulain to be as good a place as any to start a new "religion."

Cuhulain, who says he is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror, founded the Order of Scathach (pronounced Sky-Ah) in 2007.

"This is not about knights in shining armour. That was always a myth," he says.

"It's more about being courteous, industrious and facing your fears. This is a philosophy, not a martial arts school."

Cuhulain says Scathach's code is not that different from that of traditional Abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Bahai

Step 1: Cut out unnecessary, small words

The moral question.

Knightly values such as chivalry and the warrior code seemed to Kerr Cuhulainto be as good a place as any to start a new "religion."

Cuhulain, who says he is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror, founded the Order of Scathach (pronounced Sky-Ah) in 2007.

"This is not about knights in shining armour. That was always a myth," he says.

"It's more about being courteous, industrious and facing your fears. This is a philosophy, not a martial arts school."

Cuhulain saysScathach's code is not that different from that of traditional Abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam andBahai

Step 2: Highlight important words

Themoral question.

Knightly valuessuch aschivalryand thewarrior codeseemed toKerr Cuhulainto be as good a place as any tostart a new "religion."

Cuhulain, who says he is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror, founded the Order of Scathach (pronounced Sky-Ah) in2007.

"This is not about knights in shining armour. That was always amyth," he says.

"It's more about being courteous, industriousandfacing your fears. This is a philosophy, not a martial arts school."

Cuhulain saysScathach's code is not that different from that of traditional Abrahamic religionssuch asJudaism, Christianity, IslamandBahai

Step 3: Ohhhh!

Step 4: Make notes based on the highlighted text (abbreviations, bullet points, etc.)

  • Knightly values – chivalry, warrior code
  • Kerr Cuhulain started a new religion
  • Kerr Cuhulain is a descendent of William the Conqueror (founded Order of Scathach)
  • Order of Scathach = not knights in shining armour – it is about being courteous, industrious and facing your fears (similar to Abrahamic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Bahai)

Step 5: Put notes into your own words

Kerr Cuhulain, a far descendent from William the Conqueror, began a new religion called the Order of Scathach. Though it does follow some knightly values, it focuses mainly on being courteous, hard-working and being brave enough to face your fears. It also draws similar values from other religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Bahai.