Hajian: Digital Literacy 21: III: Notecards and Outline

• All notes on card should relate to the subtopic in the upper left corner.
   
• You may write on back of card.  Put an arrow to remind yourself that more notes are on back.
   
• Several cards may have the same subtopic.
   
• Don't forget to put the Author or "Article Title" in upper right corner.  This is a critical step, as you need to keep track of your sources.  If it is coming from a PRINT source (book, encyclopedia, etc.), you MUST include the page number too.

Developing an Outline for Your DigLit Research Paper

A) AFTER writing and re-reading your notecards, group them by RELATED/SUBTOPICS and lay them in separate piles

B) Pick up each pile and place the notecards in a LOGICAL ORDER FOR EACH POINT/PIECE OF INFORMATION (which should come  should com first, second, third in your paragraph about that subtopic) [Hint: you may want to number each card so you remember the order!  also - remove any notecards that duplicate the same information]

C) Decide WHICH SUBTOPIC/PILE OF NOTECARDS will be presented first, second, third etc. in your paper

D) WRITE OUTLINE  in a very brief/abbreviated form!  You're ready to write!

I.  INTRODUCTION

    Why does this topic matter to society today?  Last sentence = thesis = identify the two or three main subtopics/causes/issues that you will cover in this paper.

II. SUBTOPIC I

   A) Notecard point 1

    B) Notecard point 2

    C) Notecard point 3

III. SUBTOPIC 2

    A) Notecard point 1

    B) Notecard point 2

    C) Notecard point 3

IV.  SUBTOPIC 3

    A) Notecard point 1

    B) Notecard point 2

    C) Notecard point 3

V. CONCLUSION

    Which subtopic had the most significant effect on your issue?  Explain.

    or

    How do you see this issue unfolding/resolving in the future? Explain