Take out your materials (notecards, envelopes, container) and keep them on your desk.

Research Note Cards

Step 1: Get Your Outline Approved If you got 30/30 on your outline, you may move on. If you got 29/30 or below, you need to look at Ms. Kanas’s comments, revise your outline, then show Ms. Kanas the revised version. EXTRA outline help: TODAY DURING LUNCH!

Step 2: Get Your Bibliography Ready Export your bibliography to a Google Document Give each of your sources a NUMBER (1, 2, and 3) Each time you find a new source to include, you must add it to your bibliography (using EasyBib) then give it a number (4,5,6)

Look at your outline. How many paragraphs do you plan on writing? Take out as many envelopes as you have paragraphs. (5+) Use 2 of these for your introduction and conclusion. Write “Introduction” on one Write “Conclusion” on the other Use the other 3+ envelopes for your body paragraphs. On these envelopes you should include the paragraph number (and topic sentence if you would like). Paragraph III OR

Due Dates 30 completed notecards are due by end of class on Wednesday, 4/9. These notecards must be: Legible Correctly labeled (all 5 elements present) Sorted into the correct paragraph number (even if you don’t plan on using certain facts)

Time for notecards You will be looking through your research to find facts, details, quotes, and arguments that support each of your paragraphs. Each notecard will contain only ONE of the following: One quote One fact (No more than 2 sentences) One detail (No more than 2 sentences) One argument (No more than 2 sentences) You will place the notecard into the envelope of the paragraph it will support the best. If there are 2 paragraphs that you want it to go into, then make 2 separate cards. How to make them?

Three kinds of note cards: Direct Quote – the exact text with quotation marks Paraphrase – rewording the sentence so that it is your own Summary – condensing longer material into a shorter main idea sentence

Direct Quote When you take something from the text word for word, without changing anything from the original. Important! - it must be the exact same words and order. Put quotation marks around it, to show that you did not write those words and phrases. Example of a direct quote, straight from the book: “The vividly fictional characteristics of the story have not prevented critics, past and present, from seeking to place it in a specific geographic context. Hesiod, who wrote later than Homer, believed that Odysseus and his ships sailed around in the general area of Italy and Sicily, to the west of…” -pg 36

Paraphrasing Rewords a direct quote and changes the language of the passage. Changing a word or two, or rearranging the order, is not enough to make it your own. The original text: “The vividly fictional characteristics of the story have not prevented critics, past and present, from seeking to place it in a specific geographic context. Hesiod, who wrote later than Homer, believed that Odysseus and his ships sailed around in the general area of Italy and Sicily, to the west of…” -pg 36 Paraphrased: Although The Odyssey includes many fantastic creatures and events, people throughout history have tried to identify a real setting for the tale. Hesiod, a writer who came after Homer, thought that Odysseus’ journey took him around Italy and Sicily. -pg 36

Summarizing Relays only the main points of a passage, written in your own words. Usually shorter than the actual text because it omits details and inessential information. It is important not to change the author’s original meaning in the translation when paraphrasing or summarizing. The original text: “The vividly fictional characteristics of the story have not prevented critics, past and present, from seeking to place it in a specific geographic context. Hesiod, who wrote later than Homer, believed that Odysseus and his ships sailed around in the general area of Italy and Sicily, to the west of…” -pg 36 Summarized: The early writer Hesiod thought that The Odyssey took place near Italy and Sicily. -pg 36

Parts of a Note Card

Paraphrase… …or Summarize

DO NOT PLAGIARIZE!!! Quoting word for word without documenting the source is not the only type of plagiarism. When you use special phrases someone else wrote, you must credit the source. For example, the original source includes the phrases “Alexandrian geographer,” “ports of call,” and “wild- goose chase.” If you use any of these distinct phrases without quotation marks, that’s plagiarism. Use your own words and phrases to describe these things or give the author credit for their words. Plagiarism on your final draft will result in a penalty on your final score and may result in a zero on the paper.

Now… Start moving through Steps 1-4. You will have class time today, tomorrow, and Wednesday, so take your time.