The font name and font size you were asked to write your research paper in.
Arial, 12 pt.
100
Important research domains (kinds of websites) in which to find information. (We have discussed 3 in class)
What is: .org, .edu, .gov
100
The sentence that expresses the writer's opinion or position on the issue.
What is a thesis statement.
100
Definition of paraphrasing
What is: restates information of the original text in one's own words. A paraphrase is about the same length as the original text.
100
Listed first in every citation
Who is the author(s).
200
The spacing guidelines for your research paper.
What is double spacing.
200
Controversial issue
What is an issue can be argued multiple ways, there is no necessary "right" or "wrong" answer--can be a matter of one's opinion
200
Order in which you should submit your research paper
What is text of the research paper, works cited
200
Restates the main ideas of the original text in one's own words---it is objective and brief. It only captures the key points. It is shorter than the original text.
What is a summary.
200
Number and types of sources you must have for your research paper
What is 2 database and 1 book
300
The "inch size" of your margins.
What is 1-inch margins.
300
Length of your assigned research paper
What is 2-3 pages
300
The month is January, the day is the 15th, the year is 2011.
For your heading: write this date in MLA style
What is 15 January 2011
300
Plagiarism
What is someone's ideas without giving him or her credit.
300
To show that something in a citation is a book title
What is italicizing.
400
The MLA heading
What is student's name, teacher's name, class name, and date.
400
Final Research Paper Due Date.
What is November 14, 2011
400
When citing this source one doesn't need to include the date the source was last updated.
What is a database.
400
Definition of direct quotation
What is using the author's own words by quoting his work and giving him credit.
400
The correct order of: the medium of publication, the pages of the article, the city of publication, and the date of publication, and the publisher
What is: the city of publication, the publisher, the date, pages, and medium of publication
500
Placed in the upper right hand corner of the paper.
What is the header (Last name pg.#)
Example: Davis 1
500
Contained in Source Packets
What is
a. pgs with pg numbers clearly copied
b. all info used from each page clearly reproduced on the copy
c. title pg copied with copyright date hand written on the bottom
d. hand-written cover sheet stapled on top
500
Counterargument
What is an opposing argument the writer must refute in order to present a strong viewpoint in a persuasive essay.
500
America's economic condition had become desperate, and it worsened during the next year.
Excerpt from Robert Himmelberg on pg. 57 in textbook
Correctly quote and write citation.
What is
"America's economic condition had become desperate, and it worsened during the next year" (Himmelberg 57).
500
Correct way to list authors: Jennie Appleseed, Klara Johanson, and Marcus Roberts in an MLA citation.
What is: Appleseed, Jennie, Klara Johanson, and Marcus Roberts