RESEARCHING YOUR SPEECH TAKING NOTES

PREPARING NOTE CARDS Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RESEARCH!!!!!!!!!!! TODAY YOU’RE IN FOR A BIG TREAT. YOU WILL LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE GREATEST FEAT ON EARTH: PREPARING NOTE CARDS But first lets discuss some key ways to take notes!!!!!

Taking Notes Prepare a working outline. Follow outline to prepare your notes. Always take more notes than is required. Fill note cards completely. Use examples to prepare note cards from whatever source you use

Book Card l Slug Outline reference “Begin writing the information you have found on this line.” Author’s last name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher: Where published, Copyright date, and page number where information is found..

THE BOOK CARD SLUG= A brief description of the information on the note card. OUTLINE REFERENCE= Where in the outline the information will go. BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION= reference material including author, etc. COPYRIGHT DATE= when information in your book was published

EXAMPLE OF A BOOK CARD Definition of fact II a. A fact is a statement that can be proven to be true. A speaker must first make a claim and then support it with facts. For example, “Released in 1967, the Beatles’ album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band was a breakthrough in rock music (CLAIM). It was the first rock album critics claimed to be a unified set of songs with a common theme (fact). It was one of the earliest to include to song lyrics with the record. It costs $100,000 to produce, far more than the to cost of any album up to that time. It’s design was called ”album art”. The music ranged from mystical Indian tunes to old-fashioned vaudeville-style ditties. Carlin, Diana and James Payne. Public Speaking Today. National Textbook Company: Lincolnwood, Illinois, 1999, pg.236

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, & ENCYCLOPEDIA CARD All elements are primarily the same with the exception of the bibliographic information. Check it out!!!!!!!!!!!!

Magazine, Newspaper and Encyclopedia Card Slug Outline Reference Begin writing the information here!!!!!!!! Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine. Date of Magazine, Volume: Book Number and pages where information is found.

MAGAZINE, NEWSPAPER, ENCYLOPEDIA EXAMPLE Jim Thorpe at 1921 Games II B. Thorpe won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon, the most grueling combination of track and field events. With a staggering 8,412 points out of 10,000, Thorpe’s record would stand for 15 years. TWO SENTENCE NOTE CARDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do Not Leave This Much Space Empty On Your Note Cards!!!!! Duffy, Brian. “Good as Gold”. US News and World Report. September 4, 2000, Vol. 23: 122; pgs. 48-49

INTERNET CITATION Slug Outline Reference Begin writing your information you have found on this line!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Search Engine. Web Address and the page of the article where information was found.

INTERNET CITATION Jim Thorpe in the 1912 games II. B. Begin writing your information you have found on this line!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Duffy, Brian. “Good as Gold”. YAHOO. www.usnews.com, pgs.48-49.