Research Strategy
Finding Sources
Vocab
Types of Sites
In-text citations
100

When you find a source you want to use, create a ________ card for it.

What is source

100

Lists information about sources you might use for your paper

What is a source card

100


A statement that can be proven to be true or false.

What is a fact

100

True or false: Wikipedia is a reliable source

What is false

100

This is an in-text citation for a _________:

(author's last name, page #)

What is a book

200

Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.

What is evidence

200
An example of a public search engine
What is Google
200

taking credit for someone else's writing or ideas

What is plagiarism

200

True or false: 

Nonprofit organizations, corporations, schools, government bodies. URLs end in edu, gov, gov, com. are usually reliable sources

What is true

200

This is an in-text citation for a _________:

(author's last name)

What is a website

300

Tell in your own words what a passage is about including only the central idea and most important supporting details. Does not include opinions or judgement.

What is summarizing

300

Believable sources are _______.

What is credible

300

Forgetting to add a source citation for a paraphrase.

What is accidental plagiarism

300

If a website doesn't have an author, that source might not be __________.

What is credible

300

This is an in-text citation for a _________:

("First few words of an article")

What is a website without an author

400

Before you proceed with your subject, ask a _______ that can guide your searches for sources.

What is question

400

Prejudice or favoritism toward one side of a subject or issue.

What is bias

400


A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.

What is a source

400

True or false:

A podcast can be a reliable source

What is true

400

This is an in-text citation for a _________:

(host name, timestamp)

What is a podcast

500

the legal right of artists, writers ad creators to control the copy and use of their work

What is copyright

500

a restatement or rewording of a paragraph or text, in order to borrow, clarify, or expand on information

What is paraphrasing 

500


a complete listing of references cited parenthetically in the report and keyed on a separate page

What is a Works Cited page

500
All of your sources should _________ your thesis statement.

What is support

500

All quotes from sources should have __________ around them when used in a paper.

What are quotation marks.