Tuesday: How to Make a Bibliography Card and a Note Card

Mr. Stone shared the poem he wrote the night before on the bombing in Boston: "Just When We Thought We Were Finished."

Bubble Sheet

After prayer, Mr. Stone reviewed how to complete the "bubble sheet," including primary question, secondary questions, key terms, key word variations, information form/package, and information location. He emphasized the bubble sheet should be seen as a dynamic tool that the students revise as their thinking progresses during their research.

Bibliography Cards
Mr. Stone demonstrated how to use Diana Hacker's A Pocket Style Manual to create a bibliography card (aka bib card). He encouraged students to keep the Pocket Style Manual on their one side (open to p. 127 for the list of MLA bibliographic forms), a 3x5 card directly in front of them, and their source on their other side.

1. Determine the type of source from the list of forms (Start looking on p. 127.)

2. Look back and forth between the source and the Pocket Style Manual while writing the bib card. Make sure each item is in the correct order and properly punctuated.

3. Assign the bib card a letter, e.g. the first source would be A, the second B, etc.

4. Write your name and class period on the back of each bib card.

To avoid unnecessary revision of work, students should be sure and get their first bib card checked by the teacher before they take notes from that source or create additional bib cards.


Note Cards

Mr. Stone encouraged students to consult their Note Card handout as they completed their first few note cards.

Each note card will contain the page/media form, key word, source letter, the note, and an optional personal response.


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Homework: Locate your last three sources for a total of ten potential sources for your research paper.