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notes out from Monday.notes out from Monday.

Research Terms!Research Terms!

Putting the vocabulary into Putting the vocabulary into action…action…

What is Expository What is Expository Writing?Writing?

Writing to inform.Writing to inform. There are several There are several

types:types: How-toHow-to Cause and EffectCause and Effect Problem and solutionProblem and solution Compare and Compare and

ContrastContrast Research writingResearch writing Narrative Narrative

What are primary What are primary sources?sources?

Original records Original records of the past. of the past. Ex: Journals, Ex: Journals, letters, letters, photographs, photographs, government government documents, documents, periodicals periodicals (newspapers, (newspapers, magazines), etc. magazines), etc.

What are secondary What are secondary sources?sources?

Accounts of Accounts of the past the past written by written by someone someone looking back looking back on an event. on an event. Ex: Textbooks, Ex: Textbooks,

encyclopedias, encyclopedias, books, books, websites, etc. websites, etc.

How do I record information to use in a

paper or project?There are three ways to record There are three ways to record information from a source.information from a source.QuoteQuoteParaphraseParaphraseSummarizeSummarize

How do I How do I Paraphrase?Paraphrase?

Paraphrase the source by Paraphrase the source by using your own wordsusing your own words to tell to tell what the source says. what the source says.

Use about the same number of Use about the same number of

words as the source doeswords as the source does..

How Do I How Do I

Summarize?Summarize?Summarize the source by Summarize the source by

recording only the most recording only the most important ideas in your own important ideas in your own words. words.

Use fewer words than the Use fewer words than the source does.source does.

How Do How Do I Quote?I Quote?

Quote the source by copying Quote the source by copying the important phrase or the important phrase or

sentence word for word. sentence word for word. Enclose the copied words in Enclose the copied words in

quotation marks.quotation marks.

When should I Quote a source?When should I Quote a source?

Quote only when you cannot restate the idea in the source as clearly, vividly, or forcefully as the source does.

Most of your notes should be summaries and paraphrases.

What do you need to do What do you need to do to be academically to be academically

honest?honest? Avoid Plagiarism: Avoid Plagiarism:

presenting someone else’s presenting someone else’s ideas or research as your ideas or research as your own. own.

Internal Citation: Internal Citation: documentation that documentation that occurs within a paper to occurs within a paper to give credit to other give credit to other authors. authors.

How do you record How do you record the sources you the sources you

used?used? Bibliography: A list of Bibliography: A list of sources of a research paper sources of a research paper or project that the writer or project that the writer CONSULTED (looked at) CONSULTED (looked at) while conducting research.while conducting research.

Works Cited: A list of Works Cited: A list of sources of a research paper sources of a research paper project that the writer project that the writer NAMED (specifically quoted) NAMED (specifically quoted) in the body of the paper.in the body of the paper.