Research Paper Terms

(n) using someone else's words or ideas without giving proper credit

• plagerism

• copy and paste

• stealing

• plager

(n)Direct information ( original documents, artwork, letters, or writings)

• primary source

• secondary source

• paraphrase

• Works Cited

(n) indirect information (articles, presentations, web sites, encyclopedias, etc.)

• primary source

• secondary source

• paraphrase

• Works Cited

(v/n) to write, word for word, what someone else said or wrote; directly stating from a source

• quotations

• paraphrase

• summarize

• evaluate

(v) to shorten the content of a passage of writing; to briefly restate a large amount of information

• quotations

• paraphrase

• summarize

• evaluate

(v) to determine the value or importance of something and offer judgement; describe both strengths and weaknesses

• quotations

• paraphrase

• summarize

• evaluate

(v/n) a restatement of what someone else said or wrote; putting information in your own words

• quotations

• paraphrase

• summarize

• evaluate

(n) a clear, concise statement that requires proof in the form of evidence or documentation; main idea stated in one sentence

• Evidence

• An Idea

• Thesis Statement

• Introduction

correct way to show (in the essay) where a quote or paraphrased information is from

• By Underlining it

• By highlighting it

• Quotations

• In-Text Citation

a list of sources used in a research paper

• Citation Machine

• works cited

• Sources

• In-text Citation