Research Terms
Term for facts/statistics used to support an argument.
What is Evidence?
Preferred font type and size in MLA-style papers.
What is Times New Roman 12 pt.?
What would an in-text citation look like for this source?
What is (Stark).
Term for a complete quote from a source used in an MLA-style paper.
What is direct quote?
Preferred spacing of an MLA-style paper.
What is double-spaced?
Taking somebody else's work/ ideas and passing it off as your own
What is plagiarism?
How do you create an MLA in-text citation?
(Lastname). OR (Container name). if no author
Article Title: "Panda Psychology"
Author: Jack Black
Container: Scientific American
Make a Works Cited citation for this source:
Black, Jack. "Panda Psychology." Scientific American, URL.
Term for the gist of a quote/idea from a source rewritten in SLIGHTLY different words?
What is paraphrase?
NOT (-) AND (+) and OR are all what?
What is Boolean Operators?
Identified before beginning research to help focus your research. Your research will aim to address this:
What is a research question?
Located in the upper-left corner of the first page of an MLA-style paper.
What is the heading?
Article Title: "Our Flat Earth"
Container: Italian National Archives
Date: May 8, 1237
Make a Works Cited citation for this source:
"Our Flat Earth." Italian National Archives, 8 May 1237, URL.
Term for the gist of a whole source written in your own words?
What is a summary?
A quote sandwich requires that you write BLANK before the quote and BLANK after the quote.
What is a lead-in and an explanation of the quote?
Entered into the search engine when you are researching for broader results.
What is a keyword?
How do you create an MLA bibliographic/ Works Cited citation?
Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Container, Date, URL.
Article Title: "The Death of Julius Caesar"
Author: Marcus Brutus and Gaius Longinus
Container: History
Make a Works Cited citation for this source:
Brutus, Marcus and Gaius Longinus. "The Death of Julius Caesar." History, URL.
We use this C-word to describe a source with good information from a trusted website.
What is credible/ credibility?
What are the four steps of the C.R.A.P. Test?
What is Currency, Reliability, Authority, and Purpose?
A list of your source citations with brief explanations of each source
What is an annotated bibliography?
What is author, teacher, course, date?
Article Title: "What You Didn't Know About Fruit Loops"
Author: Toucan Sam
Container: General Mills
Date: December 5, 2020
Make a Works Cited citation for this source:
Sam, Toucan. "What You Didn't Know About Fruit Loops." General Mills, 5 Dec. 2020, URL.
Why would a source titled "Why I hate ostriches?" likely be problematic to use for research?
What is bias?
In Romeo and Juliet, who killed County Paris?
Who is Romeo?