Research and Citing

Research and Citing

Research Help

• When researching, look for key words

• The best types of sources are government websites, research papers, and experts in the field. Works Cited is a GOOD thing!

• Newspapers bring you your most current news

• Avoid information from wikipedia, businesses (ex: travel agencies), and forums (Reddit, Facebook, etc.)

Multiple Select

Olivia is writing a report about the Grand Canyon. Which of the following are most likely to be credible and accurate sources for her to use in her report? Check the two that apply.

• an article about geographical features of the Grand Canyon that includes an author’s name and works cited

• a wiki with user-generated content about the Grand Canyon

• a government-maintained website about the Grand Canyon

• a first-hand account of a traveler’s experience while hiking through the Grand Canyon

Multiple Choice

You are researching endangered butterflies, which would be the best source to use?

• A photograph of a butterfly

• A magazine article about panda endangerment

• A dictionary entry for "endangered"

• A chart that lists the number of butterfly species and which are endangered

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT something you should ask to determine if a source is reliable?

• Who wrote it?

• Are there citations?

• What was the author's purpose?

• Are there pictures?

PLAGIARISM

What is it?

Multiple Choice

Giraffes like Acacia leaves and hay and they can consume 75 points of food a day" A giraffe can eat up to 75 points of Acacia leaves and hay every day.

• The second sentence is a good example of paraphrasing

• The second sentence is a good example of plagiarism

Multiple Choice

What is a citation?

• The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, fild, or record work

• To present the words and ideas of someone else as your own, without giving credit

• A reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.

• To re-work the ideas, words, phrases, and sentence structures of others and retell them in your own words

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to cite a source?

• To give credit to the person who wrote the information.

• To know from where did you find the information.

• To show that you did an investigation, so your work is more complete.

• ALL of them

Multiple Choice

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

• give credit to the person who created the material you are using

• change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word

• hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work

Multiple Choice

When copying something word for word, use ___.

• exclamation marks

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

Miscellaneous Information

Multiple Choice

What step in the research process would involve reviewing/reading my resources and writing down facts/details?

• Generating a list of topics

• Read and take notes

• Citing references

• Create a research question?

Multiple Choice

True or False: Everything I read on the Internet is correct.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which citation style is acceptable for this class?

• MLA

• APA

• Chicago Style

Multiple Choice

Your works cited page (bibliography) should be in ____ order.

• alphabetical

• chronological

• random

• numerical