Research Vocabulary

Rewording the ideas of an author or source

• Citation

• Plagiarize

• Paraphrase

• Quote

An exact copy from a source or author; using the exact words with quotation marks and a citation

• Works Cited

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Publisher

Reliable, trustworthy

• Credible

• Bias

• Thesis

• Currency

A note after a fact, quote, or paraphrase to show the source (author and page number)

• Works Cited

• Citation

• Plagiarize

• Publisher

When a source was published and updated. Think: is it up to date?

• Credible

• Authority

• Bias

• Currency

Connected. Does this information help you answer your question?

• Currency

• Accuracy

• Relevant

• Bias

To take the ideas or words of someone else and pass them off as your own

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Bias

• Plagiarize

Prejudice, slant, or favor, for or against, one side or group; unfairness

• Plagiarize

• Authority

• Relevance

• Bias

A statement or sentence that states the main idea of an essay

• Citation

• Quote

• Works Cited

• Thesis

To ____________ is to observe, look and break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure.

• Evidence

• Background

• Analyze

• Explicit