Writing Research

2. It involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. It must also

be attributed to the original source and is usually shorter than the original passage

It must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. It

must match the source document word for word and must be attributed to the

original author.

4. It involves putting the main idea(s) into your own words, including only the main point(s). It is significantly shorter than the original and takes a broad overview of the

source.

5. It is a reference to the source of information used in your research. It also gives your readers the information necessary to find that source again and helps them

distinguish your ideas from those of your sources.

This type of citation uses the author’s last name and the year of publication

• parenthetical citation

• LMA citation

• in-text citation

• paragraph-number citation

This type of citation uses the author’s last name, the year of publication, and the

page number

• parenthetical citation

• LMA citation

• in-text citation

• paragraph-number citation

In order to provide due credit, an author can use APA citation formatting. What does APA stand for?

• American Performers Association

• American Psychological Association

• Asynchronous Physical Arrangement

• Asynchronous Performance Appraisal

Which of the following should be done when you want to establish the background, offer an overview of a topic, and want to describe knowledge (from several sources) about a topic?

• summarizing

• paraphrasing

• citing

• quoting

If you want to add the power of an author’s words to support your argument or to highlight particular eloquent or powerful phrases or passages in your writing, which of these should you use?

• summarizing

• paraphrasing

• citing

• quoting

Which of the following is a key component of a research paper's introduction?

• A) Detailed analysis

• B) Literature review

• C) Thesis statement

• D) Conclusion