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with Word
Processing and/or the Note Card System
When it comes to organizing information for a term paper or even a
short two or three page paper, the "Note Card System" can be
very useful. By using this system, you create note cards from blank 3x5
or 5x7 index cards that you fill with information pertinent to the
subject that you are researching. The organization of the
information can readily be adapted to use with word processing...
How to Create a Note Card:
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author
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quote
thought
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In the upper left corner of the card, "code"
the topic of your paper, and where in the outline it may fall
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In the upper right corner, place the author's
name and/or title and page number
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In the body of the card, enter one
single fact or thought you'd like to include in your paper
Make sure the information is expressed in your own
words, unless it is a quotation;
Use good sentence structure: this will save you time when you start to
write the paper
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Organize the cards to coincide with
the outline of your paper
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Write the term paper following this sequence
Use topical, concluding, and transitional sentences to link the
information on the cards
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Keep a separate set of cards
with the complete information of books, magazines, films, etc. These
will be used for entering footnotes and endnotes, and when compiling
the bibliography
Follow
this same process in word processing!
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Create a file organized with page breaks, or a series
of files as your "notecards"
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Print your pages and separate thoughts making sure
that each section is properly identified
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Organize the information by cutting, pasting, and
sequencing
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Edit as usual in word processing
See also: Mapping
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