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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 note cards below and click on the Friendly Notepad to the right to find out how to "build" bibliography entries and note cards. Friendly Notepad
note card; FDR; primary Roosevelt, Campaign address on public utilities, Sept. 21, 1932 In this campaign speech, F-D-R emphasizes his belief that providing access to electricity to all Americans must be a role of the Federal government to relieve the drudgery of the housewife and lift the great burden off the shoulders of the hardworking farmer. Expanding access to rural American became a basic component of FDR's New Deal.
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