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Using Note-cards to do Research
This assignment will expect you to understand and do four tasks:
As we discussed, you have created a skeleton with which you will flesh out your argument. What you need to do now is to connect the dots. Let's see how we can best approach the meat and potatoes of the research paper. Question:How do we use note-cards? Answer:Check it out!
Above we see exactly what I need from you for this assignment. The sub-point addressed from your outline is noted at top, left. The source itself, in this case a URL, is noted at top, right. Your note is in the body of the note-card. Please observe that the actual note is a quote in this case, which MUST have quotation marks (summaries and paraphrasing need not) as well as the name of the person who said or wrote it. After we've read and discussed this in class, you will want to come back to this page for a reminder if needed. Assignment:Since you already have four resources with the Annotated Bibliography assignment, you will use them for your research and this assignment.
Are your sources not yet in alphabetical order (starting with the very first letter of the source citation, no matter if it is a person's name, an organization, a publisher or a web site), now you need to alphabetize them and KEEP alphabetizing if you add more sources. Using the sources on your updated Works Cited page, you will start your research, creating seven (7) note cards per source. (7 cards x 4 sources = 28 cards) Yes, you may have more than four sources for this assignment, but it must meet the above criteria - four (4) of your sources must show evidence of seven (7) note-cards each. Any worthy source will offer AT LEAST that many notes. A note card is, as we discussed, a SINGLE NOTE, ONE IDEA! Don't make the mistake of cramming a bunch of ideas on a single card. Spread them out! That idea or note SUPPORTS a single, narrowed IDEA (sub-point) of your paper. That way, you'll be able to easily GROUP CARDS when the time comes to sit down and start the writing process, which is SOON! (You will also be expected to update your outline after doing your research so it reflects that research. Since each note card will be development of subtopics, you will need to show in your outline where each of the twenty-eight notes goes.)
§ Main point (do not revise) · Sub-point (do not revise) o Research Note (as written on your note-card) o Research Note o Research Note · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note § Main point · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note § Main point · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note § Main point · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note · Sub-point o Research Note o Research Note o Research Note Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
The Nitty GrittyNote-card assignment:
Meet ALL expectations above if you expect all credit. Some external resources used with permission: Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) |
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You have a subject
that you narrowed down into a thesis. You developed that thesis into at least
three main ideas, points, you will use to support your argument, as you created your
outline. Those three main points were further developed into sub-points, more
specific and narrow focus. You learned how to evaluate sources to maximize their impact on your
thesis and you also learned how to write your Bibliography or what we're now
going to refer to as your Works Cited page in MLA format.
