1. ARE YOU ON YOUR WAY TO AN “A?” NOTE CARD CHECK

2. NOTE CARD CHECK #1 Do you have the appropriate number of cards? 45?

3. NOTE CARD CHECK #2 Do all cards have a letter at the top? A, B, C, D, E

4. NOTE CARD CHECK #3 Are your source cards in MLA format? Did you remember the punctuation throughout the citation? underlining? quotation marks? capitalization?

5. NOTE CARD CHECK #4 Do you have letters and numbers at the top of all information cards? A1, A2, B1, B7, D9, etc

6. NOTE CARD CHECK #5 Do you have print, internet, and database sources? 1,3,1 Did you identify each source card as database, print, or internet?

7. NOTE CARD CHECK #6 Do you have page numbers for information gathered from print sources?

8. NOTE CARD CHECK #7 Did you identify each card into its appropriate category? Who, what, when, why where, the big picture…

9. NOTE CARD CHECK #8 Do you have cards for each category? How many?

10. NOTE CARD CHECK #9 Do you have one fact per card or two if they are closely related?

11. NOTE CARD CHECK #10 Is your writing legible?

12. NOTE CARD CHECK #11 Do you know more about your topic today than you did last week? Tell me one surprising fact about your topic based on your research.

13. NOTECARD CHECK #12 Do you have enough information to write a 3-5 page informational essay?

14. NOTE CARD CHECK #13 If you were to change your topic title to a question, what would it be? Example: How has fast food changed the world?

15. NOTE CARD CHECK #14 What, if any, are your concerns about the topic you have chosen? What do you need from me to help you be successful on this project?

16. NOTE CARD CHECK #15 If I take you to the lab, how will you use the time?