Basic Research Skills

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What is plagiarism?

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Copying someone else's work and claiming it as your own work.

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If you copy and use a phrase that someone else said exactly. You must do what?

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Use quotation marks around the phrase and cite (tell) where you got that phrase.

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What keywords would help you search the question: In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Emancipation Proclamation, year

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Which of the following resources on Clever could you use to research a topic? ARC Bookshelf, PebbleGo, World Book Kids Online, All of the above

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All of the above

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What types of addresses should you look for when searching on the internet? Options: .Com, .gov, .org; .org, .gov., .edu; .com, .tv, .edu; .com only

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.org, .gov., .edu

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Why is Wikipedia.org not a good site for gathering information about your topic?

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Anyone can make changes to the Wikipedia site so information may not be correct.

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Is getting caught plagiarizing a big deal?

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Yes, you could get in trouble at school, fail an assignment, get kicked out of college, or even face legal problems.

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Which text features are useful when searching for information in a book?

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Both index and Table of Contents

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I will use research skills after 4th grade.

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True