Taking Notes

Guidelines for Notecards

World History Research Project

Keep in mind:

• Each note card should deal with one core idea, with information coming from one source.

• Each note card should have a unique“tag,” a brief heading that defines for you the topic of the card.

• Each note card must include the source number (from the relevant bibliographic citation) and page numbers or web-page addresses as appropriate.

Types of Note Cards:

• The content of your note cards can vary considerably. Cards may be brief or extensive; you may use bullet points, incomplete or complete sentences, tables or graphs—whatever seems appropriate. Please avoid “continuation cards”!

• Bullet points

• Summaries

• Paraphrasing

• Direct quotation

• “Mixes”

Bullet Point Model:

1846 Treaty between Cape Colony 3—pp. 26-27and the Griquas

• Cape affirmed “absolute dominion” (26) of Adam Kok over the territory!

• Territory would be divided into two sections, one where British could lease land, the other where Europeans would be excluded

• A British officer would be appointed with responsibility for the behavior of British subjects in the territory

Summary Model:

Mongolian Nomads respond to the end 6—pp. 128-138of Communism

Under Communism, Mongolian nomads had a stable income and stable work habits; they also had remarkable access to Western goods (jam from Germany, sugar from Russia). The nomads had to adapt to new realities when Communism ended in 1991. They could decide how many sheep or cattle to raise, but they also had to market their goods themselves. Although they no longer had as much access to a wide range of goods, they seemed to adapt fairly well. With their skill as herders, raising their own livestock, they did much better than Mongolians living in cities.

Paraphrasing model: the original

“After becoming supreme ruler in the late 16th century, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved Japan's capitol to Edo, (now known as Tokyo) transforming the sleepy fishing village into the country's premier political and economic center. Ieyasu and his heirs forced the country's daimyo lords to finance the expansion of Edo, and to live in the city during part of every other year. The new construction of the city and the vast number of samurai in need of goods and pleasurable pursuits lured merchants, craftsmen and entertainers from all over Japan, and by the 17th century, the population had surpassed a million, making Edo one of the largest cities in the world.”

Paraphrasing model: paraphrased

Tokugawa Ieyasu and the growth 7—“Welcome to Edo”of Edo (Tokyo) http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/enteredo.html

The Japanese emperor Tokugawa Ieyasu established Edo (now Tokyo) as Japan’s capital in the late 1500s. Japan’s noble warriors, the samurai, were required to pay taxes to finance the building of the city. Ieyasu and his successors required the samurai to live in Edo for significant amounts of time, as well. The presence of so many powerful men drew artisans, shopkeepers, musicians, and entertainers from all over the country to the new capital. Within one hundred years, Edo had become one of the world’s most populous cities.

Direct Quote Model:

Bono’s strategies for debt relief 4

“‘I know how absurd it is to have a rock star talk about the World Health Organization or debt relief or HIV/AIDS in Africa,’ Bono says. But he also knows that no one else with his kind of access to media and money has taken on the job. In an effort to keep the discussion serious and avoid the appearance of being just another rocker against bad things, he refrains from treating Africa as an emotional issue. ‘We don't argue compassion,’ he says. His argument is pragmatic, not preachy. ‘We put it in the most crass terms possible; we argue it as a financial and security issue for America…. There are potentially another 10 Afghanistans in Africa, and it is cheaper by a factor of 100 to prevent the fires from happening than to put them out.’”

Mixed Model (Bono again):

Bono’s strategies for debt relief 4

Bono acknowledged “‘how absurd it is to have a rock star talk about the World Health Organization or debt relief or HIV/AIDS in Africa,’” but he thinks he has the access, the passion, and the approach to get the job done. He has talked to conservatives who are wary about the plan, and he has learned to avoid making his plea “an emotional issue.” As he told a reporter from Time, “‘We don't argue compassion…. We put it in the most crass terms possible; we argue it as a financial and security issue for America…. There are potentially another 10 Afghanistans in Africa, and it is cheaper by a factor of 100 to prevent the fires from happening than to put them out.’”