Peer Editing Research Papers

What is a Thesis Statement?

• A statement of loyalty soldiers make when they join the army.

• The first sentence of a paper.

• The primary argument being made in a paper.

• I've never heard that term before.

Where do you USUALLY find the Thesis Statement of a paper?

• At the very end.

• In the middle.

• The first sentence of the introduction paragraph.

• The last sentence of the introduction paragraph.

What is a topic sentence?

• Any sentence about any topic.

• It's like a "Thesis Statement" for a body paragraph.

• The main idea of a body paragraph.

• The conclusion of a body paragraph.

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Where do you USUALLY find a Topic Sentence?

• The first sentence of a body paragraph.

• The second sentence of a body paragraph.

• The last sentence of a body paragraph.

• In Owen's pocket.

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What is an in-text citation?

• It's a citation within the text of your paper.

• It's a line of a bibliography.

• It's a Works Cited page.

• I like to eat worms.

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When do you need an in-text citation in your research paper?

• For any sentence that mentions something that I had to look up.

• For any sentence that includes information that's not COMMON knowledge.

• For every sentence of the paper.

• Never. A bibliography or works cited page is enough.

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Which is the following facts should be considered "common knowledge"?

• Turtles have shells.

• The top of a turtle's shell is made up of individual pieces called scoots.

• Mr. Zencka loves peanut butter ice cream.

• Whales are mammals.

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Should every sentence in your body paragraphs have a citation?

• Yes

• No

• Every sentence except the conclusion.

• Every sentence except the conclusion and topic sentence.

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