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...
In the upper left corner of the card,
"code"
the topic of your paper, and where in the outline it may fall
In the upper right corner,
place the author's name
and/or title and page number
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
Organize the cards to coincide with the
outline of your paper
Write the term paper following this sequence Use topical, concluding, and transitional sentences to link the information on
the cards
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
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