Research & Sources
This is a source that is based on opinion rather than facts.
What is a biased source?
Slang and contractions are examples of this.
What is informal language?
a ____ source contains credible, accurate, and dependable information.
what is credible?
Taking a long passage and shortening it down to its main ideas
This technique helps blend a quote smoothly into your own sentence.
What is quote blending?
The topic and a claim about the topic are both found in this sentence.
What is the thesis statement?
an example of a Credible source on the web can end in .___
What is .gov / .edu / .org?
This is the main idea or claim of your argumentative essay.
A phrase used before introducing a quote to indicate its source and relevance.
What is a signal phrase / quote introduction?
This term describes taking someone else’s work as your own.
What is plagiarism?
Introductions should have these two things.
What is background information?
What is a claim/thesis statement?
An article or essay that leans to one side or another contains _____
What is bias?
This is the term for unnecessary information that does not support the thesis.
What is extraneous information?
(author's last name and page #)
What is an in-text / parenthetical citation?
This type of source provides first-hand accounts or original data for a research paper.
What is primary source?
Gathering, ordering, and interpreting facts & details to create something new
What is synthesizing?
the authors _____, describes the authors qualifications.
This term describes restating a source's information in your own words while giving credit.
What is paraphrasing?
This format is required for MLA in-text citations for a direct quote from page 57 of a book by John Smith.
What is (Smith 57).
These sources analyze, interpret, or critique primary sources.
What is a secondary source?
A restatement of the text, in your own words, in more detail
What is paraphrasing?
These two websites/databases are good sources for academic research.
This is how you should indicate that part of a quote has been omitted.
. . . What are ellipsis points?
When citing a source in MLA, this must be included in an in-text citations if there's no author.
What is the title of the source?