The process of gathering information about something.
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What is the difference between topic and main idea?
The topic is the subject being discussed in a passage while the main idea is the central thought or message of a passage. Ex: Topic = "Dolphins" Main Idea = Dolphins are the fastest mammals in the sea.
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What is a source?
Places where you find information for your research.
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What is the point of a citation?
To prove where you got your information from.
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If you were looking for a definition for the word “dolphin” where would you look in your textbook?
Glossary
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What are three types of things you can research?
You can research just about anything! Ex: Cowboys, Dolphins, Panthers
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Where in a paragraph can we find the main idea?
Anywhere in the paragraph! The main idea does not have to be the first sentence of a paragraph!
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Name 5 different types of sources.
Encyclopedias, Documentaries, Dictionaries, Textbooks, Scholarly Journals, Newspapers, Magazines, Internet etc.
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What is the code that helps us remember the 7 steps to citing sources correctly?
BAT-C-PYP
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If you were looking to find more information about “main idea” where would you look first?
a. Index
b. Table of Contents
c. Glossary
d. Title
A: Index.
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What is a caption? Why would a caption help your research?
A caption is the small text near a graphic or image that helps explain what it means. A caption would help your research because it would help you to find the main idea of a passage quickly.
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What are supporting details?
The sentences in your paragraph that explain the main idea.
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If you were doing a research project on "Fish" name three good sources you could use for your research.
There are many great sources you can use. Here are 3 examples:
1. An encyclopedia entry on fish.
2. A national geographic article about fish.
3. A documentary about fish.
300
Grab a Maniac Magee book and follow the 7 steps correctly to come up with a correct citation.
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee (underlined). New York: Little, Brown and Company, 1990. Print
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Why do we use indexes, glossaries and the table of contents?
To help us find information faster.
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What is a title? Why would knowing the title of a passage help your research?
A title is a word or phrase that serves as the name of something. A title of a passage is usually the same as the topic of a passage, so if you know the title you usually know the topic!
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What is the main idea of this passage?
Yellowstone National Park is the largest national park. Visitors can drive on more than 310 miles of road or hike on more than 1,000 miles of trails. The great park covers more than two million acres of land in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Yellowstone is bigger than the state of Rhode Island and Delaware.
Yellowstone National Park is the largest national park.
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Jeremy is writing a report on hot-air balloons. Which source would provide the best information for his report?
a. A story about adventures in a hot-air balloon.
b. A newspaper article about hot-air balloon facts.
c. A brochure advertising hot-air balloon rides.
d. An airplane magazine that mentions hot-air balloons
400
Correct this citation:
London: Vintage. Sebald, W. G. The Rings of Saturn, 2002. Print.
Sebald, W. G. The Rings of Saturn (underlined) London: Vintage. 2002. Print.
400
Complete the analogy. Chapter is to book as brick is to ________.
a. Stone
b. Cement
c. Wall
d. Water
C: Wall
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In a report about Mark Twain, under which heading could a reader find information about Mark Twain’s book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
a. Tours Around the World
b. Growing Up on the Mississippi
c. A Newspaper Reporter in the West
d. Success as a Writer
D: Success as a Writer
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Name three supporting details in this passage:
In 1845 ship voyages to the Pacific were long and dangerous. European ships sailed around Africa to ports such as Madras and Calcutta in India, and Canton in China. American and European ships traveled around the tip of South America to San Francisco and some of the vessels went on from there to China. The British dreamed of finding a shortcut across the icy seas north of Canada and hundreds of men died trying to find the Northwest Passage. It was not until 1914 when the Panama Canal was cut through Central America that the first real shortcut to Asia was made possible.
European ships sailed around Africa to ports such as Madras and Calcutta in India, and Canton in China.
American and European ships traveled around the tip of South America to San Francisco and some of the vessels went on from there to China.
Hundreds of men died trying to find the Northwest Passage.
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A group of students is writing a report about some of the historical sites in Tennessee. Which source would provide the most reliable information for the report?
a. A professor who teaches Tennessee history at a local college.
b. A Tennessee native who collects historical artifacts.
c. A student who often watches history programs.
d. A tour guide who works at a local museum.
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Which of the following are examples of media?
a. T.V.
b. Radio
c. Magazines
d. All of the above
D: All of the above
500
Sequence the following instructions correctly:
Baking a Cake
1. Eat the cake. 2. Put the cake in the oven. 3. Pre-heat the oven. 4. Mix the ingredients together. 5. Cut the cake. 6. Get out the ingredients.