Intro to Research Writing

What to we research?

• to find out more about a topic

• nothing else to do

What questions do you ask when researching?

• What, When, Where, What, Why and How?

• when, how

• where, what

• how

Is wikipedia a creditable source?

• yes

• no

• maybe

Is a fiction book a good resource for research writing?

• Some parts can be.

• no

• yes

Paraphrasing is...

• Copying the text

• Saying whatever I want after reading

• Putting information I read into my own words

• A water activity

If I wanted to find the meaning of the word "agriculture," I would use a...

• dictionary

• thesaurus

• almanac

• encyclopedia

True or False: Everything I read on the Internet is correct.

• True

• False

In what source would you most likely find more pictures like this one?

• an almanac

• a thesaurus

• a dictionary

• an atlas

Wikipedia is NOT a reliable source and, as such, should not be used in your assignments.

• True

• False

You can tell that a website is associated with a college or university if the URL ends with...

• .com
• .gov
• .edu
• .org