Research Tips

_{^{True or false: You should be interested in the topic you choose for a research project.}}

• True
• False

_{In order to organize your thoughts for a research paper, what is necessary to do?}

• Start writing it while researching.

• Take notes before writing and organize into categories

• Copy quotes directly from sources.

What is NOT a part of PRE-search?

• Making a list of interesting topics.

• Deciding if there is enough information to write about your topic.

• The first step of writing your research paper.

• Evaluating possible topics.

True or false: You don't need to cite a source if you don't copy a quote from it.

• True
• False

If you quote directly from a source, what do you need to do?

• Put quotes around the copied text.
• Put the copied text in italics.
• Make the quote bold.
• Start a new paragraph.

^{Which of these websites would be considered the most credible source?}

• Wikipedia

• Instagram

• Clemson.edu- A website sponsored by Clemson University.

• Target.com- A website sponsored by a store.

^{What is a bibliography?}

• List of words you used in your paper and their definitions.

• Table of contents for your research paper.

• List of SOURCES used for your research paper.

What is Research writing?

• randomly searching the internet

• answering questions you wonder about

• gathering information about something or someone

What two types of sources should you gather information from first before searching the internet?

• nonfiction books and encyclopedia

• story books and magazines

How do you know a source is credible?

• it was written by friend

• it was on Wikipedia

• Check to see who wrote it and when it written.