Paraphrasing vs. Direct Quotations
Structure of an Essay
Thesis Statements
Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Civics Research Essay
100
This type of quoting is appropriate in all instances of delivering information because it is never wrong to do so.
What is paraphrasing?
100
Provides important background information for the reader and eases them into your assertion/perspective for the essay.
What is an introduction paragraph?
100
This should never appear in your thesis statement, for it does not belong to you, but to somebody else.
What is another author's words?
100
Examples of this are a book, original research articles, newspapers, autobiographies, memoirs, and interviews.
What is a primary source?
100
This is one of the three components you must have in your essay, where you prove that the issue affects others.
What is an appeal to the reader?
200
Given this type of quote, you must indent both margins (right and left) five spaces and single-space the lines.
What is a direct quote with more than four lines?
200
There is no limit to how many of these you can have; but each one needs a relevant topic sentence.
What are body paragraphs?
200
A thesis statement should always have this quality, for it allows others who do not agree to do so.
What is "arguable"?
200
Primary sources are this.
What are works created at the time of an event?
200
This list of terms is forbidden to use as primary means of research for your essay because they are not solvable.
What is the broad topics list?
300
One must use [sic] when altering the quote.
What is a direct quote with grammatical/mechanical errors?
300
Requires support from other credible sources to prove thesis statement.
What are body paragraphs?
300
One should avoid this type of thesis statement, for it provides all of the topic sentence ideas prematurely by listing them one by one.
What is a listing thesis?
300
Determining the type of a source must be based on this, not format.
What is content?
300
You receive 5 extra credit points for attending one of these prior to your essay due date.
What is a city council/community organization meeting?
400
These should be varied, such as... "According to _________" "_____ argues that" "It is noted that ______" "_____ posits that"
What are acknowledgement phrases?
400
This should never offer new support for the thesis statement, should never be too brief, should never contradict the thesis statement, and should never go off topic.
What is the conclusion paragraph?
400
The following thesis statement: Christmas is a holiday is a bad thesis statement and inarguable because it is this.
What is a fact?
400
Any publication that analyzes, interprets, reviews, or evaluates a source is this.
What is a secondary source?
400
Your prompt sheet for the Community Issue Essay begins with a quote by this famous anthropologist.
Who is Margaret Mead?
500
Whatever comes first in the source being used on the works cited page, along with a space and a page number, goes here.
What are parenthetical references?
500
Reference to the thesis + support for the thesis in that paragraph (one piece of proof for the thesis)
What is Trujillo's topic sentence equation?
500
When developing a thesis statement, this step must come first, before narrowing to your opinion.
What is researching a chosen topic?
500
This type of source is always preferable to use in your essays.
What is a primary source?
500
You will receive 10 extra credit points for completing this prior to your essay.
What is 4 hours of community service at an agency involved in your issue?
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