GUIDELINES FOR NOTE CARD SIZE AND FUNCTION- THREE SEPARATE SETS OF CARDS:
SIZE:
TYPE OF CARD:
ACTIVITY / FUNCTION
3x5
Bibliography
The formatted information on these cards appears on the Works Cited page;
arrange these cards by author.
4x6
Quote
Write only full quotes from your sources; do not paraphrase or summarize.
Arrange these cards by author.
4x6
Subject
Create an index of all nouns and adjectives from every quote card,
arranged alphabetically by subject (noun or adjective).
Important note: Give each noun or adjective a separate card.
After you finish creating these three types of cards for each source, remember to separate and alphabetize each type of card
into its category. When you submit them for a grade, please have three separate sets of cards, each set alphabetized either
by the last name of the author (bibliography and quote cards) or subject (subject cards).
READ CAREFULLY:
For each quote card, list and reference on separate subject cards each noun and adjective from the copied quote. Give each
noun or adjective a separate card. Multiple references to the same noun or adjective may go on the same card.
As you build your sources, you will have additional information to note concerning both new subjects and subjects about
which you have already created cards. Add new subject references to their appropriate cards or create new cards until you
have subject cards for every subject (noun or adjective) from all of your source cards.
Make a separate card for any and all possible subjects (nouns and adjectives), even if you think them unimportant to your
paper. You may need to go back and search through those subjects if you change or modify your thesis.
GUIDELINES FOR NOTE CARD FORMATS (INCLUDING PUNCTUATION)
BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS:
Books:
Last Name, (comma) First Name/Initial Middle Name/Initial
Book Title (underlined) followed by an abbreviation (in parentheses)
Place of Publication: (colon) Publishing Company, (comma) Date of Publication
Articles:
Last Name, (comma) First Name/Initial - Middle Name/Initial
"Article Title", (in quotes with a comma) Magazine / Periodical (underlined)
Volume Number (Date) (in parentheses) (colon) page numbers
QUOTE CARDS (4 X 6):
Last Name, (comma) First Name/Initial and/or Middle Name/Initial
Abbreviation/acronym of book (underlined) or article title (in quotes) - page number
[Date of access if web-based]
Quote in full [no summary or paraphrase, no quotation marks].
SUBJECT CARDS (4 X 6):
Subject: (underlined, followed by a colon) subtopic or adjective optional
Last Name, (comma) First Name/Initial, Middle Name/Initial (space) Abbreviated/shortened title of book – page(s)