This document provides information on note taking methods and organizing assignments and due dates. It outlines two note taking options: a notes worksheet that combines source information and notes on one sheet of paper, or index cards that allow organizing ideas into subtopics that can be rearranged. The notes worksheet section describes including bibliography information and leaving space at the bottom for quotes, explanations in your own words, and comments. The index card method uses source cards for bibliography data and notes cards for individual quotes or points. The document concludes with tips for staying organized, meeting deadlines, communicating with teachers, and reviewing work.

2. Letter Due Dates
Due Dates and
Assignments

3. Assignments and Due Dates

4. Rubrics
Check all of
the
requirements

5. Choose a note taking method
Good if you
• Option 1 = Notes Worksheet misplace papers.
- Keep your source information and notes on
one sheet of paper
OR Good if you are
organized .
• Option 2= Index Cards
- Organize your ideas so you can move them
around into sub topic categories

6. Option 1-Notes Worksheet
Source
Information
Quotations
and Notes

7. SOURCE INFORMATION SECTION
OF NOTES SHEET
• Bibliography information (complete necessary information
pertaining to specific source):
• Author(s):______________________________
• Title of the work (publication or IMPORTANT FOR
organization):___________________________________________
_________ WORKS CITED
• Title of the article: PAGE
_______________________________________________________
__________
• Edition: _________ Volume and Issue Number: ________
• Publishing City: __________________ Publishing
Company:__________________ Year Published:_________
• URL (website): ________________________________ Date last
revised: _________ Date viewed:__________

8. Bottom of sheet is for recording notes:
• Page(s) #______ Sub-Topic:___________________
• Quote:_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
• Explain in your own words:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
• Comments:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

9. Index Cards
Source Card
Notes Card

10. Source Card A
Bib- Card
Source letter
Jane Doe
The History of the Death Penalty. 12
December 2003. The Death Penalty
Information Center (DPIC). 8 January 2007
<www.thedeathpenalty.org>

11. Sub-topic (one of 3 points from thesis) A
Source letter
ONLY WRITE ONE NOTE PER CARD!
FOR DIRECT QUOTES:
“Always put quotation marks around
direct quotations. Be sure to copy the
quotation exactly
(spelling & punctuation!).”
Author’s Last
NamePg. #

12.  Stay organized
Save all of your information (email it to yourself,
use flash drives)
Be aware of due dates (put important dates in
your phone)
Communicate with your teachers
Reread your work
Breathe
Reread your work
Breathe