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Note Cards: Researching And Taking Notes

NOTE CARDS: RESEARCHING AND TAKING NOTES

Because you cannot possibly remember every piece of information that you uncover

during your research, you must have a practical and organized method for taking notes.

Your notes must be written with care so that you will not have to consult the sources

again. You should be able to write your report using just the information on the note

cards.

Use your 3/x/5" index cards and your bibliography cards when taking notes.

The notes you take should fall under one of the main points you have selected

for your topic.

Take notes in your own words . . . words that you understand. DO NOT WRITE

COMPLETE SENTENCES; LEAVE OUT “a” “an” “the”. Summarize main idea –

do not twist words to say what you want and not what the article wants.

Remember that your note cards are your concrete detail. They must contain

enough information to develop each main point of your paper. One sentence or

phrase can hardly be stretched into a well-developed paragraph. A note card will

need to summarize or build into an effective quote.

Make one note card for each fact or idea that you record. On each note card

make sure you have indicated the main point, resource #, and page(s) where

the information was found.

Look at the sample note cards below and note all information necessary for a

complete note.

Main

Khrushchev demands

P.207

Point

Make WestBerlin a “free city”

page number

US, GB France withdraw 10,000

first resource

troops or nuclear war, WWIII

your

initials

P.216

East Germany

Not recognized by the Western Powers

P.31

West Berlin

Could change the balance of power

in Europe

Note Cards: Researching And Taking Notes