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Effective Card Sorting for Research Paper Construction

Learn how to organize your research cards, analyze your poet's aspects, and shape your thesis into a strong argument for your paper. Follow step-by-step instructions and examples to guide you through the process efficiently.

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Effective Card Sorting for Research Paper Construction

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  1. Research Paper Construction I’ve got lots of cards…now what?

  2. The Sort • Form topical piles with your cards. • What topics do you have the most information on? • Remove all others from your desk.

  3. Preliminary Outline • Select two of these three aspects of your poet to analyze: • one aspect of his life, • his poetry's content (choose 1-3 poems), • or his poetic style (choose 1-3 poems).

  4. Model 1 A Man in Crisis Thesis: Tennessee Williams’ troubling homosexuality is reflected in his later plays’ tormented characters. • troubling homosexuality (life) • tormented characters (content) • A Streetcar Named Desire • The Glass Menagerie

  5. Model 2 A Glimpse of Trauma Thesis: Tennessee Williams reveals the pain of his tormented characters through eloquent metaphors. • tormented characters (content) • A Streetcar Named Desire • eloquent metaphors (style) • The Glass Menagerie

  6. Your Voice • If possible, include your attitude toward your poet’s life, content, or style. • In these examples the attitude words are “troubling”, “tormented” and “eloquent”. • These words emphasize your opinion about your poet.

  7. For those who are ahead… • Sentence outline format: • Expand points I and II to A, B, and C. • Parallel sentence structure • Double-space entire outline • More to come Monday!

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