Research Workshop Quiz

James T. Angus. A Respectable Ditch : A History of the Waterway, 1833-1920. (McGill Queen’s University Press, 1988), 6.

• James T. Angus, 18.

• Angus. A Respectable Ditch, 18.

• Angus. A Respectable Ditch (McGill Queen's University Press, 1988), 18.

• Angus. A Respectable Ditch. 1988, 18.

What a thesis statement is NOT

• An answer to a question

• A basic fact

• Clear and concise

• Something you can prove

How do you cite evidence that you paraphrase?

• You don't need to cite after paraphrasing.

• Just mention the authors name, "Taylor says ..."

• In text citation is fine for paraphrasing

• Footnote after punctuation, just like a direct quote.

When can you use a book as a secondary source?

• If it's found in the Trent Library

• You can use any book as a secondary source.

• Only if it's Peer Reviewed

• You are not allowed to use a book as a secondary source.

Madeline Whetung. “(En)Gendering Shoreline Law: Nishnaabeg Relational Politics” Environmental Politics no 3. 2019: 27.

• Whetung. “(En)Gendering Shoreline Law.” 18.

• Madeline Whetung. “(En)Gendering Shoreline Law.” 2019: 18.

• Madeline Whetung. “(En)Gendering Shoreline Law.” Environmental Politics 18.

• Whetung. “(En)Gendering Shoreline Law.” 2019: 18.

Which of these answers should not be included in an introduction?

• Thesis statement.

• Introducing the research question.

• Laying out the structure/flow of the essay.

• All of the answers should be included in an introduction.

Which of the answers below should NOT be part of the conclusion.

• Reviewing the main points.

• Alluding to bigger issues around the research topic.

• Copying your thesis word for word from the intro.

• All of the above should be included

Tina Loo, "High Modernism: A Look at Canada," Canadian Historical Review 97 (March 2016): 36.

• Loo “High Modernism” 36.

• Loo "High Modernism" Canadian Historical Review (March 2016): 36.

• Tina Loo, "High Modernism: A Look at Canada," (March 2016): 36.

• Tina Loo "High Modernism".

What is the most important part of a footnote?

• Date

• Page Number

• Journal edition

• Journal title

You should use contractions when writing an essay

• True

• False