8th Grade Research Terms

the unattributed use of a source of information that is NOT considered common knowledge

• summarize

• plagiarism

• works cited page

uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language

• evidence

• periodical

• ambiguity

an original source, such as a speech, diary or an eye witness account...first hand experience

• primary source

• secondary source

• subjective

to study something closely or carefully

• objective

• analyze

• cite

the main subject the article is about

• central idea

• keyword

• index

the activity of getting information about a subject

• evidence

• research

• paraphrase

a reference to source that provides enough information about the source to allow a reader to retrieve it

• index

• citation

• periodical

a program that allows users to search for material on the internet or on a website

• graphics

• search engine

• summarize

• works cited page

a source that comments on, analyzes or otherwise relies on primary sources

• primary source

• index

• key word

• secondary source

research data for use in a report

• ambiguity

• central idea

• source