Benchmark

Source Cards, Data Cards and

Citations

Source vs. Data Cards

Source Cards Use your articles

Book Internet Articles Periodicals

(magazines or newspapers)

Use packet to find how to do these cards

Data Cards Read and use

information to create Direct Quotes Paraphrases

Source Cards Source Letter

Skip a line. Write information like samples in

packet. Skip lines and use reverse indentation

by tabbing each line.

Sample Source Card

A

Jones, John. “Fall of Society.” The Night Watchman

August 2000. elibrary. LLC Proquest. Santa

Fe High School School. Web. 15 February 2010

You add the elibrary. LLC Proquest. Santa Fe High School.Information if you downloaded the information from elibrary.

Source Card

“Open Forum Accounts for Campus Budget Concerns.”

PolyCentric/Campus News.

Cal Poly Pomona.

22 March 2009.

Web. 27 March 2009.

A

.

If does not have an author, Start with the title

Source Card Information

Use the packet with samples

Source might not have author, use title of article

Second source will be B, third C, etc.

Must have a minimum of 5 sources, and 5 source cards

Data Card Information

3 types: Direct Quote Paraphrase

Use packet for format

All data on card must be found on matching source

Data Cards—Four CornersMain Idea/Title of card Source letter/Card#

Skip a line and write information (data) from a

source. Do not skip lines. Do not reverse indent.

For “direct quote”, add extra line like below.

* I will use this information to show/prove that…

Include the Speaker and title of who stated quote

(Citation) Type of Card

Sample Data CardTelevision Effects A1According to….Speaker: Dr. Charles Davis Position: Research Professor at Stanford University

“Before the television was invented, 1 out of 15

children was considered overweight. In 2005, 50

years after the television became affordable, the

number has jumped to 1 out of 5.”Real quote from article. Finish this thought. Speaker and title.

* I will use this information to show that childhood

obesity is linked to television watching.

(Jones 18). Direct Quote

Data Card - Quote

“Because Cal Poly Pomona’s financial team had recognized a possible economic downturn three years ago, the university

began preparing for reduced spending. Thanks to that

foresight, the university is in a better financial situation than

some other state agencies.”

(“Open” 56) Quote

A3Possible economic downturn

This quote explains that the university took precautions so

that an economic downturn would not make a huge impact

on the university.

According to Michael Ortiz, University President

Data Card - Paraphrase

The university is in a stable position right now because of

pre-planning. It realized that tough economic times were

possible and began saving while other institutions were spending. There actions were critical in helping with the future planning of the school and it’s funding. The steps that were taken helped prepared them for the difficult economic challenges the lay ahead. (“Open” 78) Paraphra

se

A1Stable position now

Put in your own words so you can transfer directly to your paper!

Citations

Book: Author’s last name and pg number (Jones 18)

Internet with no author or pages: use FIRST big word in title of article: (“Fall” 34)

(Jones 18)

(“Fall” 34)

Citations Continued

Internet with author: use author’s last name (Jones 29)

Encyclopedia: use topic looked up and pg # (“Television” 384)

(Jones 29)

(“Television” 384)

Interview: use interviewees last name and no page number (Jacobs)

(Jacobs)

Data Cards:Rules for Direct Quotes

Rules of Paraphrasing

Guidelines

Choose a passage that is large or full of a lot of info (a big paragraph)

Don’t choose a passage that is already short and easy to understand

Guidelines

Read the passage a few times

Ask yourself “What is the essence of this passage?” or “What is this passage saying?”

Guidelines

Change Key vocabulary Replace $25 words

Get rid of fluff Words or phrases that

can be omitted w/o affecting the meaning of the passage

Keep names, dates, places or other info. that is important to the overall meaning of the passage

Guidelines

Change the order of information

Do not use the same combination of words as in the original text

Guidelines

Make the passage shorter and easier to understand (simplify)

Do all of this w/o losing the original meaning of the passage