Note Cards

What am I supposed to do with these?

Note cards are a helpful way to organize your research so that you can find what you need. Each card will contain one piece of information, statistic, or quote, along with the source (name of source and page number). You will then organize them into relevant categories (e.g. "Causes of the war," "US Involvement," "USSR's Reaction"). These categories will later become major categories for your outline.


Tips:
1) When writing on note cards, put things in your own words. This will help you avoid accidental plagiarism.

2) Write neatly, because you'll need to read them again later.

3) Use a rubber band or binder clip to keep the cards together so you won't lose any.


Check out these links to learn more about how to create and use note cards:

http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr5.htm

http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/notecard.html