Research Essay

I finished my entire essay and am ready for a final grade from Miss. Brown.

• Almost I need to edit and revise first.

• No, I'm still working on my body paragraphs.

• Yes, I will take whatever grade Miss. Brown gives me knowing I followed all the directions, asked for help, and made all my revisions and edits.

• Help, I'm lost and so far behind.

When using Google for research, what should you type?

• The whole question
• Specific and descriptive key words
• random words
• a single, unclear word

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the best synonym for "paraphrase?"

• restate
• copy
• plagiarize
• invent

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Information directly related to the topic is?

• index
• relevant
• reliable
• glossary

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

body

• the three paragraphs that explain your points and include evidence

• the paragraphs in the middle that don't do much

• the paragraphs that are usually found at the beginning or end of an essay

• the only paragraphs that include topic sentences

What is "evidence" in a research paper?

• The clues to help you solve a mystery

• Facts in the body paragraphs that help to explain your reasoning, found through researching from credible sources

• Found in the conclusion, but is just to prove that research was done

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

introduction

• Found at the beginning of the essay and includes the attention grabber and thesis statement.

• Found in the middle of the essay and includes all of the points to be made throughout the paper

• Found in the conclusion of the paper and explains the ending of the essay, but introduces the next topic

• Found at the beginning of the essay, but is not as important as the rest of the paper because it does not have much information as other parts

thesis statement

• Found in the introduction and summarizes the entire point of the essay.

• Found in the body paragraphs and helps to introduce each new idea

• Found throughout the essay and is the message the author is trying to create

• Found in the conclusion and helps the reader understand the main ideas in case they did not understand them fully in the essay

topic sentence

• Found in the introduction and explains what the entire essay is going to be about

• Found in the body paragraphs and uses evidence to support the ideas

• Found in the body paragraphs and usually the first sentence used to explain what the entire paragraph is going to be about

• Found in the conclusion and summarizes the theme (message) and main ideas of what was said throughout the essay

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Information that is able to be trusted and accurate is?

• relevant
• reliable
• glossary
• source

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5