1. Facts that Make Sense: TAKING NOTES ON INDEX CARDS: RESEARCH

3. So you begin discovering facts make sure you have your sources written on index cards... Hamilton, Edith. Mythology . Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1969.

4. Now you'll take notes on index cards too...

5. The notes will look like this... Iliad is the oldest Greek myth. 7 Hamilton history

6. Now we'll do one together

7. Write down the fact using YOUR OWN WORDS . Greek myths never talk about ghosts or astrology.

8. Write down the page number. Greek myths never talk about ghosts or astrology. 10-11

9. Write the author's last name or the source where you’ve derived the fact from. Greek myths never talk about ghosts or astrology. 10-11 Hamilton

10. Write down the subject this specific fact talks about. This will help you organize your research according to subject. Greek myths never talk about ghosts or astrology. 10-11 Hamilton Topics of myths

11. Here is what your completed index card should look like. Page # Write down facts using your own words. Author's last name subject The “subject” is a subtopic of your research topic. Subjects will eventually become your paragraph topics.