RANFT: Research Skills

Jonah is doing research on whales. He is looking up information on Wikipedia. What reason statement below should you use to convince Jonah that Wikipedia is not the best resource.

• No statement. Wikipedia is a good resource.

• Wikipedia is created by volunteers around the world, and their information may be incorrect.

• Wikipedia is created by experts and their information is correct.

• Wikipedia has far too many results.

You find an excellent idea in an article and you use it in your paper. You don’t bother to cite the source because it is completely in your own words. This is...

• great research

• academic honesty

• lazy

• plagiarism

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

You find a short passage in a book and you change a few words so it’s different from the original. You carefully cite the source and include a Works Cited page. This is...

• plagiarism

• great research

• academic honesty

• poor research

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When copying something word for word, use ___.

• exclamation marks

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

• give credit to the person who created the material you are using

• change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word

• hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:

• record the source

• format the source

• cite the source

• correct the source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:

• plagiarism

• paraphrasing

• researching

• citing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Plagiarism means 

• copying someone's work without giving them credit.
• paraphrasing someone's work without giving them credit.
• using someone's idea or thoughts without giving them credit.
• all of the above.

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.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

To cite means 

• to do research
• to show where you found the information
• to point out something
• to start a riot

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9