Research Writing

You are researching space exploration and you find a website that details all of the Apollo space missions.  In evaluating the legitimacy of the site, you examine where links go from the site.  Which types of links would most add to the site's credibility?

• Links out to an astronaut's Instagram page
• Links out to the ice skater, Apollo Ono's, personal website
• Links out to the move Apollo 13
• Links out to www.Nasa.gov

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CCSS.W.6.8

You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .org

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

A web URL that ends with ".gov" means that the website is associated with what?

• a company
• a school
• a government agency
• a charitable organization

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

A reliable source is...

• Biased
• Trusted
• Trying to sell you something
• Google

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CCSS.L.3.1G

An example of a reliable source is...

• A print or an online encyclopedia.
• wikipedia.com.
• google.com.
• yahoo.com.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the problem with using the Internet for research?

• There isn't a problem with using the Internet for research.
• The information is not verified or edited.
• Teachers don't like it.
• Too much information.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In order for an author to be considered a credible, reliable source they must be....

• Very smart
• A good writer
• An expert on the subject matter
• A teacher

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CCSS.L.3.1G

What is copyright?

• Means that you can use the information from any site.
• Means that you can take anything from a site without citing it.
• Means the person who created the book, picture, website, video or music owns the material and you can't just take it.
• Means you have to cite your source.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When paraphrasing, you do not want to use the same words as the original author.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

If you don't understand a word and want to use different word, what resource do I use?

• Thesaurus
• Encyclopedia
• Easy Bib
• Google Classroom

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7