Note Cards
BIBLIOGRAPHY CARDS:
Since you print all the essential information out, it is not necessary to write these out on note cards un-
less it’s a library source from KPL or from e-books and you didn’t include this when you were doing
your works referenced.
INFORMATION CARDS:
Have information about ONE idea. Cards may contain more than one piece of information ONLY IF all
the material on the card will stay together in your paper.
Quick Reference Source Name goes in the corner of each card. REMEMBER: This is the first word
that appears on your works cited page. Use the first word in that source used on the works cited page
usually the author’s last name.
Direct quote
Wolf population Smith Have the PAGE NUMBER from the
book or paragraph number from In-
ternet source (this means you number
“The grey wolf population has been reduced drasti- the paragraphs) at the bottom of your
cally in the lower 48 states.”
card.
Have a slug or SHORT TITLE at
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the top for easy identification.
Have quotation marks. It must be Summarize
copied exactly if you need to use the Torturing of wolves Smith
material as a quote.
-poisoned
Have the information summarized from -drawn and quartered
-doused with gasoline and set on fire
important points made or paraphrased -mouths wired shut
information into your own words. You
do not need to quote the material direct-
ly, but it is cited. 120-122
Paraphrase
Torturing of wolves Smith
Remember--even if you reword the
Wolves are often poisoned by tainted meat and anti- information, you still must credit the
freeze. author by using an author-page cita-
tion.
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