1. Note cards All notes should be taken on note cards.
The first note card of any source should be the bibliography entry.
Source letter
First word of entry (author’s last name) A
Author last name, first and author’s first
last. Title. City of publication: company name,
copyright year. Print.
Use MLA format guide provided for proper format of different types of sources.

2. Information notecards
The following note cards will contain information from that source.
Source letter . Number note cards from that source A1
Subject
Facts bulleted from that source about that topic. When you have another topic, start a new card, even if you haven’t used all of the space on the card. A2
Subject
Fact
pg. 32
Page number where info was found pg

3. When you change to a new source, you should begin with a new source card and then follow with information cards from that source. A A1
Bibliography cards A2 A3 B B1 B2 B3 B4

4. Hints EVERYTHING IN YOUR OWN WORDS!
Do not use complete sentences unless it’s a direct quote.

5. Reference Book - Encyclopedia
Leonardo B “Leonardo da Vinci.” World Book Encyclopedia ed.

6. Internet site with author
Keller C Keller, Bob. “Famous Renaissance Painters.” 4 Jan web. 14 Mar date retrieved < date posted/updated web address optional

7. Internet site where no author is found
“Michelangelo”
Title of page title of site
“Michelangelo’s World.” Renaissance
Biographies web. 14 Mar 2013.

8. Organize- sort notecards
All bibliography notecards together in alphabetical order.
All other notecards based on topic
Valuable
Shek
Fall
Burstein

9. In the bibliography, write all bibliography entries in alphabetical order. Remember that the first line of the entry starts at the margin. Any additional lines are indented.
Bibliography
“Fall of Rome.” Ancient Romans web. 10 Sep <
Kuykendall, Mr. Amazing Roman Facts. Rancho Palos Verdes:
MIS Productions, 2015.
Shek, Richard and Stanley Burstein. Medieval to Early Modern
History. Toronto: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006.