Research Rocks
Before you begin doing research for your report, you must first create a ________ _______that will guide your research.
Research Question
What can you use to organize your ideas for your paper before you begin to write?
An outline
Where is the conclusion located in a report?
At the end
True or false.
You have to begin editing while you are writing your first rough draft.
false
If you want to emphasize a point in your oral report, which of the following should you do?
Highlight it on the screen
Change the tone of your voice
Let your audience read it themselves
Change the tone of your voice
What is a source?
Where you get information for your report... a book or website. etc.
If Maria wrote a summary of an article called Rare Moths of the Artic, what should she include in her summary?
The main ideas from the article.
A conclusion should always include what?
A summary of the mian ideas in your report.
What type of problem is in this sentence?
The moon orbit the Earth at a speed of 2,288 miles per hour.
The verb orbit does not agree with the subject Themoon.
True or false.
Making comparisons in your oral report helps the audeince understand new information.
True
True or false.
A dictionary can be a source.
False
Dictionaries are great sources to use for writing. If the definition is shown first, then this definition is...
The most common usage of the word
Put this in your body paragraphs if you want readers to be convinced about your claim.
evidence
reasons
personal experience
What type of error is on the following sentence?
In the course of its 27-day orbital period, the moon travals a distance of 1,423,000 miles.
Spelling - Travals should be spelled Travels.
Yunus wants to use all of the information from his research report in his Oral report. Will he be able to? Why or why not?
No, he may not have enough time if he uses all of the information from his research report.
Your Question!
Find the error:
Its raining outside, and I forgot my umbrella at home.
It's
What 2 things should I include to show I am include=ing a direct quote and to cite my source.
Quotation marks
and
speaker tags/author, etc.
Amirah wants to convince her readers that dogs are safe pets. Which of the following should she not include?
Dogs wait for their owners to return home
Dogs are the safest pets to keep
Dogs are very calm animals
Dogs wait for their owners to return home
What type of error is in this sentence?
The Guinness World Record for the longest breath hold underwater is 24 minutes, it was set by Budimir Šobat of Croatia on March 27, 2021.
Comma splice.
Adam is planning his oral report and wants his audience to understand how to make a pinata.
What is the best visual aid for Adam to include to show this procedure?
A demonstration on making a pinata.
Your Question!
What is subjective writing and an example?
Subjective writing is wriing about someoens beliefs or thoughts. An example is a diary.
What is objective writing?
Writing that does not include the author's personal ideas and feelings.
What is a topic sentence and how many should be in your report?
There should be a topic sentence in each paragraph. A topic sentence is what the paragraph is about. It contains the main idea.
Find and fix the error with transitional tags in the following sentence.
First, the cake should be taken out the oven and allowed to cool completely. Next, prepare your tools for frostening. Also, frosten your cake.
Also should be Last, Finally, etc.
Specialized Vocabulary is important when giving an oral report because it shows the audience what?
It shows the audience that you are knowledgable about your topic.
They will think you know alot about your topic.