1. Write the subtopic heading at the top of each
note card.
2. Write one main point per card.
3. Do not write anything unrelated to your topic.
4. Write only essential words.
5. Use abbreviations.
6. Check accuracy of points ,direct quotes and
statistics.
7. Identify direct quotes with quotation marks
and the author,s name.
8. Using your own words, put them in brackets
[ ] when adding them to a quote.
9. Use ellipsis points (...) where you leave out
unnecessary words from a quote.
10. Distinguish between 'fact' and 'opinion'.
11. Write the page number of the source after
the note.
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