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Evaluating print and online sources
Creating a Working Bibliography
Developing a Note-Taking System
Vocabulary
Basic Writing Skills
100
As you work with a source, what do you need to test?
A. Writing Style B. Reliability C. Punctuation D. Sentence Structure
100
When creating a bibliography, you should start by giving each source its own code number or letter. (True or False)
True
100
How can you avoid unintentional plagiarism?
By developing accurate records and distinguishing sources
100
What is a computer program?
It is a recorded source information electronically
100
What is the purpose of writing?
to entertain to persuade to inform
200
What is a credible author?
What is a credible author?Someone who is an expert in authority, someone who mastered a subject area.
200
What is a bibliography?
a list of sources that cites your paper
200
How do you clarify a source?
List the authors' last name, Shorten the title, or code from the matching bibliography
200
What is accurate information?
a source that has correct factual statements
200
What font do you write for MLA format?
TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 ft.
300
What is reliable publication?
It is a source that has been published by a scholarly press, a peer review professional journal, a quality trade book publisher.
300
What is the format that you use for your bibliography in this class?
MLA (Modern Language Association)
300
Guided by your research questions, you should focus on sources that are not central to your project. (True or False)
False, You should focus on the sources that are central to your project.
300
What is logical support?
A complete, balanced, and reasonable discussion of a topic, backed up with quality evidence.
300
What is considered illegal when writing?
Plagiarism
400
What is unbiased discussion?
It is a source that pushes in a fair, balanced and complete manner.
400
What is the purpose of a 3x5 inch paper note card when creating a bibliography?
To record one source per card to help distinguish and evaluate sources.
400
A good note-taking system helps you a writer do all of the following, EXCEPT......
A) Record summaries, paraphrases, and quotations correctly B)Efficiently develop your paper's outline and first draft C)Be accurate and complete so that you don't have to reread sources D) None of these E)All of these F) A and C Only
400
What is logical support?
It is facts that back up your paper
400
Describe some characteristics of a quality thesis statement.
- One sentence -Not a question -Outlines what will be told in the essay -Typically at the end of first paragraph