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==4. Organising notes==
==4. Organising notes==
===Ordering the notes===
The first step of organizing the notes for each verse is to put them in the proper order. The following two principles should guide the order in which the notes are presented.
* The order in which the notes are organized should generally follow '''the order of the text'''. So, for example, any notes about v. 1a should precede any notes about v. 1b, and any notes about the first word in v. 1a should precede any notes about the second word in v. 1a, etc.
* The order in which the notes are organized should generally follow '''the order of the text'''. So, for example, any notes about v. 1a should precede any notes about v. 1b, and any notes about the first word in v. 1a should precede any notes about the second word in v. 1a, etc.
* The second organizing principle for ordering the notes (subordinated to the first principle) is '''scope'''; notes that have a broader scope should precede notes with a narrower scope. So, for example, a note about the location of v. 1 in the larger discourse should precede a note about the emotions of v. 1a, Similarly, a note about the emotions in v. 1a should precede a note about the first phrase in v. 1a, and a note about the first phrase in v. 1a should precede a note about the first word in v. 1a, etc.
* The second organizing principle for ordering the notes (subordinated to the first principle) is '''scope'''; notes that have a broader scope should precede notes with a narrower scope. So, for example, a note about the location of v. 1 in the larger discourse should precede a note about the emotions of v. 1a, Similarly, a note about the emotions in v. 1a should precede a note about the first phrase in v. 1a, and a note about the first phrase in v. 1a should precede a note about the first word in v. 1a, etc.
* bold text
===Main text vs footnotes===
Some of the imported material will constitute the main text for the page, and some of the notes will be included only as footnotes. The following principles should guide your decision to include some text as main text and other text as footnotes.
*
 
===Formatting===
* Use '''bold text''' in your notes


==5. Including other visuals==
==5. Including other visuals==

Revision as of 16:31, 27 March 2023


Introduction

The purpose of Verse-by-Verse Notes is to present the Layer-by-Layer exegetical materials in a verse-by-verse format. The notes and visuals for Verse-by-Verse Notes represent a compilation of notes and visuals made at the various layers. Thus, creating the Verse-by-Verse Notes requires mostly the (re)organization and editing of existing content and not the creation of new content.[1]

As you create Verse-by-Verse Notes for you psalm, it may be helpful to refer to a prototype: Psalm 8 Verse-by-Verse.

Steps

1. Setting up the page

  • Log in to the wiki and create a new page for the Verse-by-Verse notes. The page should be titled "Psalm # Verse-by-Verse" and the # sign replaced with the number of your psalm.[2] To create a page with this tile, type "Psalm # Verse-by-Verse" into the "Search" bar. When given the option to "Create the page "Psalm # Verse-by-Verse" on this wiki!" click the link ("Psalm # Verse-by-Verse").
  • Copy the following text and paste it onto the new page.
{{Verse-by-Verse Welcome|Chapter=#}}
===v. 1===
Watch the Overview video on v. 1.
v. Hebrew Close-but-clear
1a Paste Hebrew text here. Paste CBC text here.
1b Paste Hebrew text here. Paste CBC text here.
====Expanded Paraphrase====
====Grammatical Diagram====
====Notes====
* 
=Legends=
'''Grammatical diagram'''
{{Grammatical Legend}}
'''Shapes and colours on grammatical diagram'''
{{Phrasal Legend}}
'''Expanded paraphrase'''
{{Story Behind}}
=References=
[[Category:Verse-by-Verse Notes]]
[[Chapter::#]]
  • In the copied/pasted text, replace all # signs with the number of your psalm.
  • Add a new section and new sub-sections for each verse in your psalm (e.g., ===v. 1===). Note that the copied/pasted text includes only one heading for one verse ("v. 1"). Copy this heading and all of the content under this heading (including the sub-headings "Expanded Paraphrase", "Grammatical Diagram", and "Notes") and paste it as many times as is necessary to include all the verses in your psalm. Be sure to change to numbers to reflect the correct verse numbers.

2. Expanded paraphrase and Grammatical diagram

Each verse should include an expanded paraphrase and a grammatical diagram with phrase-level glosses.

  • For the expanded paraphrase, go to the wiki page "Story Behind the Psalm" for your psalm, click "Edit" to see the page's code, copy the expanded paraphrase of each verse, and paste each copied portion of text into the relevant section on the new page.
  • For the grammatical diagram with phrase-level glosses, go to the wiki page "Semantics" for your psalm, click "Edit" to see the page's code, copy the code for the image under each verse (e.g., [[File:Psalm 8 - v.2 semantics.jpg|class=img-fluid|825px]]) and paste each copied portion of text into the relevant section on the new page.

3. Importing Notes

  • Gather all of the notes that you have written for your psalm; copy them and paste them into the relevant sections on the wiki page. Be sure to check your work on each layer for any notes you might have written.
  • Each of the imported notes should constitute its own bullet-point in the Verse-by-Verse Notes.
  • Some notes may not be confined to a single verse (e.g., notes about larger poetic structures, patterns in repeated roots, etc.). Choose the most appropriate verse in which to include each note. For example, if the note is about a repeated root, you might include the note in the verse where the root first occurs.

4. Organising notes

Ordering the notes

The first step of organizing the notes for each verse is to put them in the proper order. The following two principles should guide the order in which the notes are presented.

  • The order in which the notes are organized should generally follow the order of the text. So, for example, any notes about v. 1a should precede any notes about v. 1b, and any notes about the first word in v. 1a should precede any notes about the second word in v. 1a, etc.
  • The second organizing principle for ordering the notes (subordinated to the first principle) is scope; notes that have a broader scope should precede notes with a narrower scope. So, for example, a note about the location of v. 1 in the larger discourse should precede a note about the emotions of v. 1a, Similarly, a note about the emotions in v. 1a should precede a note about the first phrase in v. 1a, and a note about the first phrase in v. 1a should precede a note about the first word in v. 1a, etc.

Main text vs footnotes

Some of the imported material will constitute the main text for the page, and some of the notes will be included only as footnotes. The following principles should guide your decision to include some text as main text and other text as footnotes.

Formatting

  • Use bold text in your notes

5. Including other visuals

References

  1. There may be instances, however, where the organization of the material in verse-by-verse format exposes some gap in the existing content. In such a case, it may be necessary to create new content for the Verse-by-Verse Notes.
  2. Use Arabic numerals (e.g., 1, 2, 3, etc.).