Research Questions
What is the question your research paper is trying to answer?
What is a research question?
Books, articles, and websites used for research are called these.
What are sources?
Information gathered from sources should be written in these.
What are notes?
This sentence states the main claim or answer to your research question?
Facts, examples, and quotations that support your ideas are called this.
What is evidence?
A strong research question is focused and can be answered using _____ .
What are sources/evidence?
How many sources were required for your research paper you submitted last night?
What are 3 sources?
Notes should focus on information that helps answer your _____ .
What is research question?
A thesis statement belongs in this part of the paper.
What is the introduction?
Evidence should connect back to your _____ .
What is thesis statement?
True or False: "Science Fiction" is a strong research question.
What is false?
This type of source is written by experts and provides trustworthy information.
What is a credible source?
Why should you avoid copying entire paragraphs from a source?
What is plagiarism?
True or False: A thesis statement should simply repeat the research question.
What is false?
Giving credit to the source of your information is called this.
Which is stronger: "What is science fiction?" or "How do historical events influence science fiction texts?"
What is "How do historical events influence science fiction texts?"
Which source is more credible: a university website or an anonymous social media post?
What is a university website?
What should you record every time you take notes from a source?
What is the source title/author/website information?
A thesis should be supported by evidence from _____ .
What are sources?
Why is citing sources important?
What is to avoid plagarism and gives credit to authors?
What are focused, specific, researchable, arguable, or supported by evidence?
What are checking the author, publication date, organization, evidence, or expertise?
Explain the difference between copying information and paraphrasing information.
What is using your own words instead of the author's exact words?
Which is stonger: "Science fiction is interesting" or "Historical events often inspire science fiction authors to explore real-world fears and possibilities?"
What is the second statement?
After presenting evidence, what should a writer do next?
What is explaining/analyzing how the evidence supports the thesis?