Research Paper Survival Guide - Fayette County Schools

Parts of a Note Card
Slug:
A word or phrase written on the left side
of a Note Card indicating a subtopic for
the information used on the card. Use
slugs to organize the Note Cards before
you begin writing. The slug often
corresponds with a subtopic in the
outline.
Bumppo’s mission 3
Natty Bumppo’s mission was to hunt, to
protect the wilderness, and to live
among the earth and understand it
(Lawrence 49).
Parenthetical Documentation:
The information specified by MLA to indicate
the source on the Works Cited page, usually
but not always the author’s last name and
page number.
Note:
A single idea from a source in
the form of a direct quotation,
paraphrase, or summary.
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Source Number:
Information on a Source Card written in the
upper right-hand corner of the card and
circled. Assign a different number to each
source you find. You will use this number
to refer to sources on Note Cards
containing material from that source. This
number will not appear in your paper.
Summary
Note Type:
Indicates if the note is a direct
quotation, paraphrase, or summary.