Note Cards

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Note Cards

• Be selective.
• Be accurate
• Read critically. Do not assume that everything
  you read is truthful or valid.

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Types of Notes

• Direct Quotations
• Actual quote from book here. WORD for WORD,
  (Authors last name, 46).
• Paraphrasing
• Restate the material in your own words.

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How to Make Note Cards

• While writing note cards from sources, keep these
  guidelines in mind
• 1. Write only on the front of cards.
• 2. ONLY take NOTES on one idea.
• 3. ONE HEADING per card - write the heading at
• the top of

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• 4. Write the source on the bottom of the
  card. This is from the top right hand
  corner of your source card) you may have
  several note cards from the SAME SOURCE
• 5. Use short sentences OR bullets
• 6. Use quotation marks for exact quotations.
• 7. Give exact page number(s) for print sources.

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Sample Note Card

• Heading
• fact about your topic NOT in complete
  sentences
• fact
• fact
• Source 5, page 221