Research Paper

A ______________ refers to  acquiring information for your report from a book, newspaper article, website, etc.

• Source
• Plagiarism
• MLA Style
• Table of Contents

Copying information and text from the Internet is not considered plagiarism.

• true
• false

Which of the following is NOT a credible source?

• A news article

• A interview with an expert

• What your homeboy said

• A documentary on the topic

What is the most credible source type on the internet?

• An article that was published through a magazine, journal, encyclopedia, etc...
• An anonymously posted comment on a social media site
• A narrative written on a personal blog
• A Wikipedia article on any given topic

What is the definition of bias? 

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

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

What is a citation?

• a written sentence

• where the info is from

• a quotation

• using someone else's work as your own

The purpose of research is to...

• Give examples of different topics
• Explain different ideas
• Persuade the reader
• Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic

What are the margins in MLA reports? 

• .5"
• 1"
• 1.5"
• 2"

What information does the header NOT include? 

• first name
• last name
• space
• page number