Text Evidence Vocabulary

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What is a source?

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A place where information on a topic is gathered.

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What are relevant/reliable sources?

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Sources that relate to a piece of writing and can be trusted for accuracy.

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What does it mean to cite?

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To quote from text to help support or prove a point.

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What is plagiarism?

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The practice of taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own.

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What is a text?

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The original piece of writing being cited.

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What is a direct quote?

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A word-for-word repetition of someone else's writing.

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What is paraphrasing?

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Restating someone else's ideas in your own words.

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What is an in-text citation?

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A reference within the text that indicates the source of information.

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What is a credible source?

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A source that is trustworthy and reliable.

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What is the purpose of citing sources?

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To give credit to the original author and to support your arguments.