How to Write Note Cards for Research Papers

How to Write Note Cards for Research Papers The Research Paper

What is a Note Card? • A note card contains information from the sources you plan to use (Citations) – Quotation – Paraphrase • A note card also contains: – The source # on the upper right hand corner – The topic or subtopic on the top line – Quotation or paraphrase on the bottom left hand corner. • Each paragraph (excluding introduction and conclusion should contain at least one citation.

Witches’ Words and Macbeth Topic or subtopic 1 Source # “George Walton Williams, in a recent article, has shown the importance of verbal echo as a device in Macbeth by demonstrating the extent to which the language of the Witches (their vocabulary and speech rhythms) invades and infects that of Macbeth’s and Banquo’s” Quotation

Witches’ Words and Macbeth Topic or subtopic 2 Source # The witches repeated several key words and phrases like “hail” and “foul is fair and fair is foul” which remained etched in Macbeth’s head as he ambitiously sought to gain power to become Scotland’s next king. Paraphrase and Quotation

Witches’ Words and Macbeth Topic or subtopic 3 Source # "All hail" is a common greeting in the New Testament…. In Matthew 26. 49, Judas prepares to betray Jesus when he approaches Jesus, saying, "Hail Master. " The Witches greet Macbeth in a similar fashion, and, as Judas betrayed Jesus, so do the Witches betray Macbeth. ” Quotation

Assignment • Create Source cards for the following sources used in the class notes. All information must be unscrambled and written in the correct order • “Time for Such a Word” pages 153 -9, Shakespeare Survey, George Walton Williams Volume 47, no 3, 1993 • Your classroom textbook (see class notes) • URL: http: //shakespeare. about. com/od/macbethglossary/g/allh ail. htm • “All Hail” Author: Amanada Mabillard. Date of access: 12 December, Date of web site: 2007