Research Process

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.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is an example of plagiarism?

• including facts in your paper and not giving the source
• including facts in your paper with a web link
• including a photo in your paper with the photographer's name
• including a quote in your paper and giving the source

The first step of the research process is

• searching for sources

• deciding on a topic

• choosing the correct font

• writing a works cited entry for sources

This is a statement that identifies the purpose or opinion of the the paper

• work cited page

• citation

• thesis statement

• title

Define paraphrase

• working together to accomplish something

• put a fact into your own words

• speak about something

• give credit to someone

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If you don't give credit to the source of a quote or paraphrase inside your essay, you are doing what?

• citing a law

• plagiarizing

• counterfeiting information

• reading

What is part of the research process?

• looking up my favorite athlete's stats on Google.

• using multiple credible sources to find information about my topic

• checking Wikipedia as the main source of information

• using a blog to find information on my topic

Choose places that one might find reliable information to use for research.

• Wikipedia

• a blog

• the fiction section

• Databases on Cobb Virtual Library

If you quote directly from a source, what do you need to do?

• use quotation marks and refer to the source

• put the copied text in italics

• make the quoted text bold

• start a new paragraph