- Choose 7 or 8 REASONS to share with your readers. 
 - You now have a stack of notes with a large X after the REASONS question. 
 - Refresh your memory. 
 - Re-read all of your REASONS with an “X." 
 - Think again about which REASONS to choose for your paper. 
 - Sort your REASONS into a Yes Stack, a Maybe Stack, and a No Stack. 
 - Decide which 7 or 8 REASONS would best help you to explain notes on your cards when you write your paper.
 - Write your chosen 7 or 8 REASONS on your card. 
 - Write them under the FOR WHAT REASON question.