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Each time you use a source—that is, each
time you take notes from a source—you need
to create a source card. Use the colored
cards for your source cards. All you’re doing
with the source cards is writing down the
information that will appear in your Works
Cited. Each card will be numbered and will
contain only one source.
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Why source cards?
You can throw the source card out if you decide
not to use the source
You can easily put them into proper order for the
Works Cited page
The order of information doesn’t matter on your
Source Card…you may, however, find it easier to
put the Works Cited information in proper order
so that putting your Works Cited page together
will be easier!
You can easily differentiate between similar
sources you may have used
#4
Don’t forget the number! That will
help you organize your note cards.
Miller, Stacey. “How to Motivate Second
Semester High School Seniors.” Secondary
Educators Unite. 1 March 2005. National
Council Teachers of English. 13 March 2005.
<www.ncte.org>
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The note cards are a bit different. Here,
you’ll put little “nuggets” of research that you
think you might be able to use in your paper.
Each white index card will contain only a
single unit of thought; that way, when you go
to write your paper, you can physically
manipulate/organize your thoughts as you
develop your paper.
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Your note card will contain three different elements:
the number of your source (this way you can keep
track of the information that corresponds with each
source)
a “slug”—a brief description of the note’s content—
usually ranges from a few words to a short phrase
(not usually a complete sentence, you want to keep
this short)
the note itself, which could be a direct quotation, a
paraphrase, or a summary… Consider putting
quotations over direct quotes, a P next to
paraphrases, or SUM next to summaries. Make sure,
however, you determining why you are making note
of something. What’s the significance?
Source #4
(This number
matches the
number of your
source.)
% of FT in US
“Fair trade coffee accounts for only 15% of the Western
market.” (According to Joe Westerly, CEO of Starbucks)
Page #
Note: I’ve only written down a small piece of information.
That’s the entire point. Now I can easily manipulate that
when I work on my paper outline, and when I work on the
writing itself. Keep each note to one unit of thought.
(There’s my
“slug”)
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Although note cards are required and will be
graded, feel free to make electronic one if you
prefer.
Word has notecard templates – you can save
them on google drive along with your articles
Or try
 http://www.cram.com/flashcards/create
Or https://quizlet.com/login