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Paper Format
Using Quotes
Evaluating Sources
When to Quote
Works Cited
100
The required size (in inches) of margins
What is "1 inch all the way around"?
100
The proper location for quotation marks when quoting. Hint: inside or outside the period.
What is "quotation marks go outside of the period"?
100
The six main questions you should ask about every website.
What is who, what, when, where, why, and how?
100
The purpose/reason we quote.
What is to allow the reader to identify and locate the sources you used? also acceptable to lend credibility and authority to your research paper or project.
100
The way in which the entries in a Works Cited list are arranged.
What is "In alphabetical order by the first word in the entry."? (Also acceptable " what is alphabetical order")
200
This must be in the upper right corner of each page.
What is your own last name and the page number. Example: Brownell 1
200
You do this when you have a direct quotation that takes up more than four lines of text.
What is "Indent it 10 spaces from the left margin, double space it, and omit quotation marks"?
200
Define ".org" sites (who runs them, what do they contain, what problems might they have)"
What is: Non-commercial sites (.org) may be places to look for specialized, narrower treatments of a subject. Non-profit organizations usually have tendencies toward either liberal or conservative views of a subject. When you visit these sites, search around the site to make sure you are aware of the organization’s political and/or religious viewpoints.
200
The three things you MUST cite.
What is someone else's ideas, words, or data?
200
Starting in 2009, we need to add this.
What is the medium of publication (such as web, print, DVD)?
300
The correct font, size, and spacing.
What is Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced?
300
When quoting, you must use parentheses ( ) to cite your source. The location of the period when you cite the source.
What is "the period comes AFTER the parentheses"? Example He inquired, "Who let the dogs out?" (Fool 12).
300
Define .edu websites.
What is: Academic sites (.edu) can be a wealth of information as well as supply you with links to other sources of interest.
300
the definition of paraphrasing.
What is A paraphrase is a detailed restatement in your own words of a written or sometimes spoken source material. Apart from the changes in organization, wording, and sentence structure, the paraphrase should be nearly identical in meaning to the original passage. It should also be near the same length as the original passage and present the details of the original. (any or all of the answer will count)
300
In a Works Cited, this should come first whenever available (even for web articles).
What is the author's last name, first name?
400
The first five lines of the paper must be comprised of this.
What is your name, teacher's name, the class, the date, and the title? Also acceptable: Heading line 1 = Name Heading line 2 = teacher Heading line 3 = Class Heading line 4 = Date Heading line 5 = Title
400
Defines .com websites
What is Commercial sites (.com) can be excellent sources of technical information about a product or service. Their information can be questionable because, for the most part, no one checks on their accuracy and truthfulness. (All or part of that answer is acceptable).
400
quotes should be thought of as this
What is "a rare and precious jewel" to be used to enhance your own thoughts, but not to make your points for you?
400
the correct date style for publication dates and dates of access in an Internet Works Cited entry
What is "Day Month Year" ? An example would be 9 June 2010
500
The location of the works cited.
What is "on a separate paper at the end of the document"?
500
The proper location for When quotation marks are used around the title of an article in a newspaper or magazine or on a website.
What is "the period goes inside the quotation marks"?
500
Define "wikipedia" in terms of use for a research paper.
What is "helpful in finding additional sources, but not quotable or reliable"?
500
the four times that you should quote (answers the question "when should I use quotes" from our handout).
When I need the original author's - accuracy - authority - conciseness - unforgettable language
500
The rule for listing of URLs as of 2009. (Required to list the URL or not?)
What is "the URL is not required unless a reader could not easily find the same article"?