Are you smarter than a 7th grader? RESEARCH EDITION Jeopardy Template

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You're writing about global warming. Which source is the best?

A) A product ad

B) A blog opinion

C) reality TV show

D) A climate scientist's paper

100

What is it called when you use resources to find information?

Research

100

What is the title of an article or section?

Heading

100

Lee changed a few words in the sentence he copied for his report on bats. He decided he did not have to give credit to the original author.

NO WAY

100

What does the Web URL look like from a government agency?

.gov

100

Is plagiarism ever ok?

A) Morality is a construct and there is no such thing as right or wrong, playing by society's rules is unfair and unjust. No one should tell me what I can or can't do in my writing.

B) No. Academic dishonesty is not ok.

C) If you'll fail the class if you don't

D) Only if you really feel like it

B) No. Academic dishonesty is not ok.

200

Question: A student is researching statistics on high school educator's mental health for her paper. Which of the below sources will likely provide the best and most reliable sources?

A) A website sponsored by the World Health Organization that provides statistics from a multi-year study

B) Ms. Leininger blog on secondary education

C) A profile in The Guardian (a well respected news source) about an environmental activist’s efforts to raise awareness about the rising threats to educator's mental health

D) A newspaper article discussing a local teacher's experiences.

A) A website sponsored by the World Health Organization that provides statistics from a multi-year study

200

What is the correct general format for a parenthetical MLA citation?

A) .(Smith 5)

B) (Smith 5).

C) (Smith p. 5).

D) (Smith, 5).

B) (Smith 5).

200

These are examples of what?

Titles

200

You read an article online that sounds suspicious and you use it anyway because if its on the internet it HAS to be true!

NO WAY-- You can double check your sources using other articles OR use a different one.

200

What are the three most reliable website URLS to use?

.gov

.edu

.org

SOMETIMES .com

200

What is the last page of a research project on which all sources used in the paper are listed in alphabetical order using reverse indentation

A works cited page/ bibliography

300

To learn about space, which source is the most informative?

A) A comic book

B) A science fiction story

C) A NASA report

D) A gossip magazine

C) A NASA report

300

Which one is a quote introduction?

A) “It is hard to fail but it is worse to have never tried to succeed”

B) (Smith)

C) The article states,

D) None

C) The article states,

300

Perry is an example of a...

Photo/ Picture/ Image

300

You are researching space exploration and you find a website that details all of the Apollo space missions. In evaluating the legitimacy of the site, you examine where links go from the site. You use links that go to www.Nasa.gov.

Okay!

300

Write the correct IN-TEXT citation for a source with no page numbers using the name Steve Rogers.

(Rogers)

300

If there is no author for an article, what goes inside the parenthesis for parenthetical documentation?

the first word of the works cited entry

("Article Name")

400

Which parenthetical format is correct?

A) In “Go Figure,” the amount of money earned by NFL teams in 2014 through licensing and broadcasting was $187.7 million per team (Gorant and Keith 18).

B) In “Go Figure,” the amount of money earned by NFL teams in 2014 through licensing and broadcasting was $187.7 million per team. Author: Gorant and Keith page 18.

C) In “Go Figure,” the amount of money earned by NFL teams in 2014 through licensing and broadcasting was $187.7 million per team, according to authors Gorant and Keith on page 18.

D) In “Go Figure,” the amount of money earned by NFL teams in 2014 through licensing and broadcasting was $187.7 million per team (Gorant and Keith 18.)

In “Go Figure,” the amount of money earned by NFL teams in 2014 through licensing and broadcasting was $187.7 million per team (Gorant and Keith 18).

400

Why do we use parenthetical references?

To give the author credit for their idea and/or work

400

What is this an example of?

A keyword/ vocab word.

400

When taking notes for research, you decide to cite your sources FIRST (tracking your research as you go).

OKAY!!!

400

author: Lucy Smith

quote:"Most female mammals have a mothering instinct."

page: 9

"Most female mammals have a mothering instinct" (Smith 9).

400

What type of citation format are we using?

MLA (Modern Language Association) Format

500

Which parenthetical format is correct?

A) A 2013 survey of 1,500 National Education Association (NEA) teachers revealed that 52 percent believe too much time is spent in school on standardized testing (“What Makes Testing Toxic?” 14).

B) A 2013 survey of 1,500 National Education Association (NEA) teachers revealed that 52 percent believe too much time is spent in school on standardized testing. (“What Makes Testing Toxic?” 14).

C) A 2013 survey of 1,500 National Education Association (NEA) teachers revealed that 52 percent believe too much time is spent in school on standardized testing. “What Makes Testing Toxic?” 14.

D) A 2013 survey of 1,500 National Education Association (NEA) teachers revealed that 52 percent believe too much time is spent in school on standardized testing. (“What Makes Testing Toxic?” 14.)

A) A 2013 survey of 1,500 National Education Association (NEA) teachers revealed that 52 percent believe too much time is spent in school on standardized testing (“What Makes Testing Toxic?” 14).

500

Which citation is correct for a source with no page numbers?

A) (Smith, n.p.)

B) (Williams n.p.)

C) (Rogers)

D) (Carlos, n/a)

C) (Rogers)

500

Gives more details about a topic; usually on the side of the page.

A) Sidebar

B) Caption

C) Picture

D) Graph

A) Sidebar

500

To help avoid plagiarism you quote everything without pararphrasing and cite your sources

NO WAY

You SHOULD write main ideas to help paraphrase NOT always quote

500

Paraphrase the quote Lucy Smith states in her book Mothers of Others that "most female mammals have a mothering instinct."

The author shows many examples of mothering instincts in the book, Mothers of Others.

500

A data base, book, article, or person supplying information or evidence is a

Source

600

Which website will likely provide the most reliable information about the history of Yellowstone National Park?

A) A Huffington Post Article

B) Wikipedia

C) National Parks News twitter feed

D) National Park Service website (.gov)

600

Which is the correct in-text citation?

A) The article states, (Lennon).

B) “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans”

C) The article states, “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans” ( John Lennon).

D) The article states, “Life is what happens when you are busy making other plans” (Lennon).

600

These are examples of...

A Chart

600

45% of your writing is directly quoted on your research writing.

NO WAY.

Remember: 10%-- Quoted and 90% Paraphrased/ Summarized

600

Write every part of a citation.

A citation is a reference to an author of a given work that can include name, title, page number, and date.

600

TRUE OR FALSE: One must always include a page number for a quote from an online source.

No, only if a page number is available; many online articles do not have page numbers.