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Organizing Your Research
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A good organizational scheme is very important during the research phase of your History Day project. Sound organization of your research will save you time, assist you in developing and refining your project's outline, and point out connections between themes and ideas you might otherwise miss. Many scholars use note cards to keep track of their sources (bibliography cards) and their notes (note cards) while conducting research for their projects. Review the example bibliography card below and click on the Friendly Notepad to the right to find out how to "build" bibliography entries and note cards. Friendly Notepad
bibliography card; primary Roosevelt, Franklin D. Works of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Portland Speech, A Campaign Address on Public Utilities and Developmentof Hydro-Electric Power. Portland Oregon, September 21, 1932. (http:www.newdeal.feri.org/speeches/1932a.html) FDR presented his views about the role of gov. should play in spreading the availability of electric power. He specifically notes the difficulty rural Americans have with private power companies. FDR did not want the gov. to own the power companies, but to use its resources to make it available to more people.
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