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.

to show where you found the information

What two things should be included in an in-text citation?

Author's credentials and family history

Source title and website domain

Url address and publication date

What is an "in-text citation?"

A reference to the author's name and source title right in your writing (before or after the quote)

A works cited page that is included in the middle of your paper instead of at the end

A disclaimer at the beginning of your paper that not all of the writing came directly from you

The publishing information included about a book in the first few pages

What is the definition of a "citation?"

Listing the information about a source that would allow a reader to relocate that source

Admitting to a reader that you did not write the quote that you used in a paper

A parking or speeding ticket given by police officers to unsuspecting teenagers

A red mark written on your paper by a teacher to show a spelling mistake or grammar error

When creating an in-text citation, what should you do?

Give the page number of a magazine article.

What MUST be included in an Internet citation?

the name of your Internet server

the e-mail address of the author

the location of the computer from which you accessed the page

Which statement describes a primary source?

A. a letter written by a Revolutionary soldier

B. an encyclopedia entry about the French and Indian War

C. a documentary describing the Civil War

D. an essay explaining the history of the Middle Colonies

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

determining the author of the website.

verifying the author's expertise.

How is summarizing different from quoting?

Summaries allow you to restate someone's ideas in your own words without using quotation marks

Summaries are always found at the end of a book or on a book cover

Summaries have to be placed inside of quotation marks to show that the ideas were not originally your own

Summaries do not require citations like direct quotes would

If you find a great website as a source for your research paper, which of the following is true?

You can use information on the site as long as you cite it properly.

You can copy and paste the text, but not the images, into your paper.

You can't use any of the information on the site without permission.

You don't have to cite your source if you only use short quotations.

Which of the following is a telltale sign of an untrustworthy online source?

Lots of text with very few graphics

What can you conclude about a website if it ends in .gov?

It's run and maintained by the U.S. government

It's the professional website of one of the 50 U.S. governors

It's run by the government of one of the member countries of the United Nations

It's meant to be viewed by government employees only

Every source listed in the Works Cited is entered

Alphabetically (A-Z) by author's last name or the first word of the source

Reverse alphabetically (Z-A) by the author’s last name or the first word of the source

When I type a search in the Google search engine, I am . . .

searching Google's index of much of the internet

finding all information that exists in relation to my topic

only going to find credible sources

Why do you need to verify facts you find in a source?

To confirm the accuracy of the information.

Websites contain too much information to process.

Newspapers may have articles from other sources.

How should you first go about determining the accuracy of facts in research?

Be sure you are using reliable sources

Write to the author to ask him/her to clarify information

Ask a peer editor to review your research

Conduct your own field research to create data

What do "credentials" mean?

The education, experience, and expertise of an author or source

The amount of credit you need in order to graduate from high school

When you have an awesome mic drop that deserves some serious street credit

The type of website domain that lets you know if a source is trustworthy

Which of the following would NOT be important information to decide if an author has valid credentials?

The credit history of the author (can they be trusted with finances and other important life decisions?)

The educational background of the author (where did they go to school and what degrees did they get?)

The work experience of the author (have they worked in the field which they are writing about?)

Their publishing history (have they ever published in a well-respected journal, magazine, newspaper, book, website, etc...)

Which of the following would be a big red flag that an author is not a trustworthy source?

The author's full name and credentials are not given

The author is associated with an organization which you do not agree with

There are several author's name listed because the piece was written by a team of experts

The author uses initials in their name instead of spelling everything out

What is the definition of bias?

An author or source is prejudiced or close-minded by only seeing one side to an argument for personal reasons

An author or source can see two sides to an argument and is fair to both

An author or source does not take a stand on a topic and is too wishy-washy

An author or source does not have the valid credentials that would make them an expert on the topic

Which topic is the best choice for research?

The contributions of Betsy Ross

You are studying world festivals. You have to report due on the Chinese New Year and how it started. Which research question will be most useful?

What are the origins of the Chinese New Year celebration?

What are the main festivals in Asia?

What do families do to Celebrate Chinese New Year?

What is the best reason for citing your sources?

Citing gives credit for the original work or the idea to the author.

Citing identifies sources that your classmates may want to use.

Citing shows your teacher that you did your research.

Citing gives the location of the sources you used.

Which resource would be the most appropriate if you were conducting research on George Washington?

A biography titled "George Washington: The Life of the First President."

A picture book about George Washington's Birthday Party

A biography titled "Who was George Washington Carver?"

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jonah is doing research on whales. He is looking up information on Wikipedia. What reason statement below should you use to convince Jonah that Wikipedia is not the best resource.

No statement. Wikipedia is a good resource.

Wikipedia is created by volunteers around the world, and their information may be incorrect.

Wikipedia is created by experts and their information is correct.

Wikipedia has far too many results.

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You find an excellent idea in an article and you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source because it is completely in your own words. This is...

great research

academic honesty

lazy

plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

You find a short passage in a book and you change a few words so it’s different from the original. You carefully cite the source and include a Works Cited page. This is...

plagiarism

great research

academic honesty

poor research

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When copying something word for word, use ___.

exclamation marks

commas

quotation marks

parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

give credit to the person who created the material you are using

change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word

hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

record the source

format the source

cite the source

correct the source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

plagiarism

paraphrasing

researching

citing

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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Research Skills

Jonah is doing research on whales. He is looking up information on Wikipedia. What reason statement below should you use to convince Jonah that Wikipedia is not the best resource.

You find an excellent idea in an article and you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source because it is completely in your own words. This is...

You find a short passage in a book and you change a few words so it’s different from the original. You carefully cite the source and include a Works Cited page. This is...

When copying something word for word, use ___.

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

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

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

Plagiarism means

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

To cite means

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