Library
When you take a book from the library
What is check-out
True or False: Wikipedia is a great source for a research project
False
Where did a volcano recently destroy a town?
Iceland
Books that are not true / story books
What are fiction books?
The purpose of these are to let the reader know which source the information came from.
What are in-text citations?
The author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
J. Kinney
Books that contain facts
What are non-fiction books
True or False: In-text citations go in the text; reference citations are on the Works Cited page.
True
What is contained in a reference citation?
The vital information: author's name, if there is one; title; publisher information; date and media.
Why do you want to incorporate research into your essay?
You do this in order to support your ideas and add the credibility of the authors to your own writing.
Which movie made the most money in 2023
Barbie
The system used to classify non-fiction books in a library
What is Dewey Decimal System
True or False: I can quote from an outside source without using in-text citations
False
The citation format we use at KSIM
What is MLA
What has hands but cannot clap
A clock
The number where you would find Manga books in the library
What is 741.5 / 700s
These contain the first word of the reference citation and page number, if there is one.
What is an in-text citation?
What is the purpose of a reference citation?
To show the reader the vital information about a source that was cited in the essay.
What are 3 ways to incorporate information from a source into an academic essay?
Quote, paraphrase or summary
Which city will host the 2024 Olympics
Paris