Practical Research Diagnostic Test

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• plagiarism
• periodical
• research
• cite

This contains and lists all of your citations for information you used in your research:

• research paper format
• bibliography / works cited
• parenthetical citation (in-line citation)
• publisher

If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:

• research the source
• format the source
• cite the source
• bibliography / works cited the source

Lee wants to learn about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball. Which source would provide the most appropriate information?

• A. An encyclopedia entry about Jackie Robinson
• B. an essay in a baseball magazine about Jackie Robinson
• C. a student website about the contributions of Jackie Robinson
• D. a movie about a child who admires Jackie Robinson

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.8

A reliable source is

• biased
• trusted
• trying to sell you something
• google

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.2

An example of a reliable source is...

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

Tags

CCSS.SL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Steps you can take to determine if a source is reliable will include

• looking for the author.
• determining the author of the website.
• verifying the author's expertise.
• all of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.2

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Plagiarism means 

• copying someone's work without giving them credit.
• paraphrasing someone's work without giving them credit.
• using someone's idea or thoughts without giving them credit.
• all of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.8

First paragraph with a sentence that sums up what the entire paper is about.

• Introduction
• Body
• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

A middle paragraph in an essay. It develops a point you want to make that supports your thesis
includes: topic sentence, main ideas, facts, commentary, quotes.

• Introduction
• Body Paragraph
• Conclusion