Creating Note card topics for efficient and effective outlining

Start with a strong working Thesis Neither Viking personalities nor their daily lives differed drastically enough from today’s commonalities to motivate their attacks; but rather, Vikings’ belief in Norse mythology shaped their brutal raids.

Viking culture effectively provided for all essential needs leaving belief in Norse mythology as the supreme motivator for their Brutal attacks.

Derive Topics from Thesis before beginning research

1 2 3 4 Viking Culture/ Needs Met Norse Mythology/ Motivation Viking culture effectively provided for all essential needs leaving belief in Norse mythology as the supreme motivator for their Brutal attacks. Viking Culture/ Needs Met 1 Norse Mythology/ Motivation 2 Brutal Attacks 3 Refutation 4

Clear topics give direction

Revisit processed Topic Questions Like: 1. What is a Viking. 2 Revisit processed Topic Questions Like: 1. What is a Viking? 2. What was the Viking culture? 3. What make a culture? 4. What are “essential” needs?

1.Define Viking This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

Define Culture

Culture’s definition provides precise topics to research

Subdivide topics using a semi-colon

Create cards to support each element of the thesis

Belief in Norse mythology supreme motivator Note Card Topics: 01 2. Viking Beliefs 02 3. Motivation for Raids 03

Summary: Choosing clear note card topics 1 1. Develop a Clear Working thesis 2 2. Find the Essential Arguments in the Thesis 3 3. Create Topics that Reflect the Arguments 4. Subdivide Topics to Simplify Outlining