Research Unit 6th Grade

Investigation & study of materials & sources to establish facts & reach conclusion

• Research

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

• Bibliographic Information

Expressing the meaning of something using different words for clarity

• Plagiarize

• Research

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

Brief statement of the main points

• Research

• Paraphrase

• Summarize

• Plagiarize

Bibliographic Information

• Brainstorm

• Bibliographic Information -

• Summarize

• Paraphrase

Copying the work of someone else & passing it on as your own (it’s illegal & you can go to jail)

• Plagiarize

• Brainstorm

• Topic

• Data

The matter or subject dealt with in a text or conversation

• Brainstorm

• Topic

• Data

• Primary Source

Facts or statistics collected for analysis or reference (via: technology, charts, diagrams, timelines, etc)

• Topic

• Primary Source

• Data

• Brainstorm

Original document or material that has not been changed; a reliable first-hand account

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Reliable Source

• Citing Sources

Information created later by someone who did not experience it or participate in it first-hand

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Reliable Source

• Citing Sources

Trustworthy, authentic, consistent, dependable information

• Reliable Source -

• Citing Sources

• Clarify

• Evaluate