What is a source written about an author that is a secondary source?
100
Focused topic
What is the focus, or main topic, of my paper?
100
Expository,or informational,
What type of writing my research paper is written in?
100
Research
How do we find answers to questions that we have?
100
Charles Dickens was a very influential writer who lived in the 1800s. What part of the written report would this be?
What is a thesis statement/main idea?
200
An interview
What is a primary source where you ask your research questions to the person directly?
200
Too broad
What is it called when my topic is too large? This is when it has too much information to cover in one paper.
200
Aligned to my outline (the topics)
How do I know which notes I should take? What should they be about?
200
Thesaurus
What is a resource where I find synonyms for words?
200
Which of these questions would help you narrow your focus and gather details relevant to your outline?
a. What influenced Dickens' writing?
b. Where did Dickens' live?
c. Did Dickens' have brother or sisters?
Answer: What influenced Dickens' writing?
Our research was to find the most information we could about how each writer influenced writing.
300
A magazine article
What is a secondary source that is written in a magazine about a person (author)?
300
Raise your hand and yell at your audience and tell them to be quiet.
What is NOT the way to get my audience's attention?
300
Take notes
What is the process called where I record facts that I have found in my sources?
300
Website, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas- Correct order of reliability?
Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Website
300
The most credible information can be found in sources whose purpose is to...
a. persuade
b. explain
c. entertain
What is expository, or informational, writing?
400
An autobiography
What is a primary source that an person(author) writes about themselves?
400
Show the report he wrote and how neat it is OR show a picture of his author?
What is the better visual aid to use in your research presentation?
400
Plagiarism
What is using someone else's words as my own?
400
To explain to readers what I learned about the author I researched.
What was the purpose of our research?
400
1. Main Topic: Learning to Drive
A. Main subtopic: Basic Knowledge
1. Minor subtopic: Knowledge of the car
2. Minor subtopic: Safe driving standards
3. a. brakes, b. speed limit, c. traffic laws
a.What is the topic that belongs?
500
A reliable topic
What is a topic that is found to be accurate and factual?
500
When working with a group on a research project:
A. Understand the requirements
B. Assign a leader
C. Start looking for sources
What is the first thing you do when working in a group on a research project?
500
Citation/bibliography
What is citing my sources called? This is where I give credit to the sources I get my information from.
500
A. Start looking for sources.
B. Make sure your understand the requirements
What is the first thing I should do when working on a research project?
500
Each student gave their speeches about the research they had completed. The teacher did not even have to tell the students in the audience to clap. They all knew how hard everyone had worked. What detail could be added to this paragraph?
a. Each student appreciated each other's hard work.
b. Working hard can lead to success and fame.
c. The writing class was proud.