February 1st through 5th

English 4

Monday, February 1st

• Snow Day

Tuesday, February 2nd

• Proposal Form due• Letter of Intent due• Research Note Cards

“Slugs” or Topics

Start making notecards AFTER you do this:- Do preliminary research-Find several sources-Read the sources -Decide what types of information you want to include in your paper, like two or three major subtopics, then some subdivisions.

Slugs

• Begin choosing important information• Slugs should match outline entries• This way, you know where to use the note

when you go to write your paper

Source Card Tip

• Easybib.com • Using EBSCO, your source card information

can be EASILY found.• Make sure to write down source information

so you can get back to it.

Wednesday, February 3rd

• Library for research• Research goals for the day:

– Find at least three sources using EBSCO– Print the sources– Read these three sources– Decide on two or three major subtopics– Make source cards

Thursday, February 4th

• You need:– Your three sources– Note cards

• Examples on note taking will be modeled– Finding subtopics– Making notes on subtopics

Step 1

• Make source card and label the printout of the source. (A, B, C, etc)

Step 2

• Read your source, and list possible outline topics

Step 3

• Identify important facts and other specific information and decide which topic to use to classify that information. Highlight that information.

• If none of your information doesn’t fit one of those topics, do you need to add another topic to your list?

Step 4

• Decide which type of note is appropriate for the information. Paraphrase? Quote? (Summary only very rarely)

• If you chose paraphrase, rewrite the sentence in your own words.

• Are you using more than three words from the original sentence? If so, this is plagiarism.

Step 5

• Apply the correct labels to the note card.

Summary

๏ Reducing large chunk of text to small:๏ Paragraph, section, article 1-5 sentences

๏ Support position with expert opinion.๏ Express a key concept๏ Set up an anticipated argument

๏ In Thoreau’s “Walking” he asserts that man, in his ideal state, is wild.

Paraphrase

• Translate another writer’s ideas into your own words.

– 1 sentence=1 phrase or sentence• Writer controls language• Use specific information, ideas, facts• Thoreau: man experiences life most fully when

he surrounds himself with nature.

Quote

• Writing another author’s words verbatim• Only when words can/should not be replaced• Can be:

– three word phrase– sentence or two– More (include one long quote)

• Credibility of authority’s voice• Supports your claim• Always elaborate on it• Thoreau: “All good things are wild and free.”

5 Items to include on card

. A

Para.

5. Para. to indicate paraphrase rather than quote. If it is a quote, write quote, if summer, write summ.

1. Card TopicTopic is the kind of information on the card.

Think of it as the title, or main idea of the card. After writing down the information, figure out how you could briefly categorize, or title it.

A

Para.

Card Topic

For example, if you are writing a paper on the life and works of the poet, Langston Hughes, you may have cards with topics such as:– Hughes' upbringing – Hughes' influences – Hughes' poetry – Hughes' political beliefs – Hughes' influence on America

2. Source Title• The source title is the name of the book,

magazine, website, etc., in which you found the information.

• You will want to also turn your card over and list ALL Catalog Card information (publisher, etc.).

A

Para.

Giving Your Source a Letter• In the previous example, the source was

given a LETTER, instead of writing out the entire title, author, etc.

-Write out the citation for the source on a source card, and give it a letter.

• Use the letter on the note cards to specify which source provided which fact.

Source Card

Source A

Marsh, Murdo William. " Langston Hughes." Langston Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance. Ed. Scott Jones. Chicago: Illinois Press, 1993. 345-351.

3. paraphrased information

• It is helpful to paraphrase, or summarize, your research on the index cards while you are taking notes. If you are consistent in paraphrasing at this stage, then you will be certain not to accidentally plagiarize someone else's work. You will also have less work to do when you are actually writing the paper.

4. page numbers

• It is important to be accurate with the page numbers on your note cards, as you will need them for citations throughout your research paper.

A

Para.

Sample Note Cards

Organized by Card Topic

A A

E B

Para. Para.

Para. Para.

Citing my source!!

Information for this presentation came from the following source

• “Researching and Organizing Your Paper:The Note Card System.” English Works! at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. Published: 1997-present. Retrieved 7 March, 2006. <http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/writing/notecard.html>

Friday, February 5th

• TBA