Research

Plagiarism is:

• Using someone else’s work and not giving them credit

• Only a concern for professional authors

• Checking facts in an article

• Using notecards to write your paper

A primary source is

• Created by a teacher

• The first source you find

• A firsthand account of an event

• Written by someone who heard of the event

A thesis statement

• Gives detail about the topic

• Tells the paper’s topic

• Should be the last sentence in the paper

• Must be 10 words long.

What databases are best for you for research? (chose multiple if needed)

• Student Resources in Context

• Power Search

• Literature Research Center

• Infobase eBooks

What web domain is would be considered the least reliable?

• .edu

• .org

• .com

• .gov

The first step in the research paper process is

• Evaluating the process

• Writing the paper

• Finalizing the research paper

• Identifying the problem or question

Citing sources is

• Listing the resources you used

• Only necessary for professional writers

• Checking the English mechanics

• Another copy of your notes

Should you cite what you paraphrase?

• Yes

• No

When taking notes for research articles, you should (check multiple):

• Summarize the main idea

• Note why the article is important to your research

• Take quotes directly from the article

• Write why the article doesn't work for your research

Is the library a good place to start your research?

• Yes

• No