Creating Notecards

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Creating Notecards

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• Format for your source card
• Create a source card for every source you use.
• Record the source using MLA format for cited
  source
• When creating the Works Cited Page, use the first
  word on
• each source card to alphabetize your list of
  sources.
• (more notes to come later in Works Cited Page)

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Example for a book (with one author)
Source
Santos, Lewis. The Life and Times of Cody
Wilson. Phoenix, AZ The Oryx Press,
2004. Author Last, First. Title of Book. Place
of Publisher Name of Publisher, Date Published
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Internet Source
Name of Creator Last, First. Title of Website.
Title of Article. Date Site Created (or
Viewed). url for Website
Peasee Weezee Fasheezee, Emily. The Great Alexa
Pullen. Flipping Made EZ.28, Jan.2008.
http//www.catalystforchange.org.
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How to Make Notecardskeep these points in mind
when recording information

• Use only one idea/piece of info. per card
• Give each card a specific topic heading or title
• All information researched should relate to the
  topic or idea
• (ie Catalyst for Change)
• Accuracy is crucial, especially with quotes and
  statistics
• Place the source at the top right hand corner,
  identifying the sources informational card that
  provides the bibliographic information needed to
  create the Works Cited Page.
• Identify direct quotes with quotation marks
  around the phrases or sentences. In the lower
  right hand corner of the note card, write the
  page number(s) where the quote was located in the
  source

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Format for the Notecard
Source Title of Card (specific topic or
idea) Take notes from source here- be sure
to identify direct quotes with appropriate
quotation marks and page number identified in
lower right hand corner of card. page
number(s)
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The number of note cards needed to write a
research paper is different for every
student. Do not cram too much information on
one card this will be difficult to organize when
it comes to making an outline. Research all
aspects of your topic thoroughly. After you
have gathered all your information, you will sort
your cards by specific titles. Arrange them
into a logical format. This will become the
outline to use in writing the research paper.
Students who had between 30 and 50 note cards
were able to construct an excellent research
paper of 4 to 6 pages in length (typed and double
spaced).