Research Notes
Two things that are not thesis statements.
What are statements of purpose, facts, and questions.
This type of plagiarism occurs when you copy and paste from a source, but don't use quotation marks.
What is Word-for-word?
This theory states that God gives us morality as a set of instructions.
What is Divine Command Theory?
This historical figure was represented by Napoleon in Animal Farm.
Who was Joseph Stalin?
This is a type of long-form poetry that tells the story of a hero going on some type of journey and fighting monsters.
What is an epic?
The three parts of an introduction.
What are the opening hook, transition, and the thesis statement.
A summary of the argument a paper is making with the main points outlined.
What is a thesis statement?
This ethical theory states that the right thing to do is the greatest good for the greatest number of people.
What is utilitarianism?
This animal was an allegory for Leon Trotsky.
Who was Snowball?
This type of story usually includes animals and has a moral listed at the end.
What is a fable?
This type of source doesn't need the CRAAP test.
What are scholarly sources?
Three types of opening hooks.
What are quotes, statistics, anecdotes, humor, bold claims, and questions.
This ethical theory states that God created us with a sense of right and wrong encoded into our DNA. We each have basic things that we all want. For example, we want to survive, reproduce, and learn.
What is Natural Law Theory?
The dogs in Animal Farm were allegories for this.
Who were the NKVD?
This type of story often has a hidden second meaning, where one set of characters or events represents something else. This includes Animal Farm and Yertle the Turtle.
What is an allegory?
The five letters in the CRAAP test stand for this.
What are current, relevant, accurate, authority, and purpose?
This type of plagiarism occurs when someone changes the words from a source, but doesn't use in-text citations.
What is paraphrasing?
This ethical theory states that some things are absolutely right and others are absolutely wrong (moral facts). We learn this not from God, but from using logic.
What is Kantianism?
Foxwood and Pinchfield Farms were allegories for which countries in Animal Farm?
Who are England/USA and Germany?
This type of story has a lesson using everyday people and situations. Jesus told many of these types of stories.
What is a parable?
These are the four types of questions. Bonus if they are in order.
What are factual/summative, convergent, divergent, and evaluative.
These techniques help turn plagiarism into something good.
What are In-text citations and quotation marks.
This theory believes that morality is based on the laws we create as a society or individuals. The laws are a contract that we agree to just by living here and enjoying the benefits of the society.
What is contractarianism or social contract theory?
These two animals were allegories for the proletariat in Animal Farm.
Who were Boxer and Clover?
These types of essays create an argument about a work of literature or film by looking at one element, such as a theme, symbol, or allegory.
What is a literary analysis?