Research & Writing

Research Fundamentals

100

The very first step in creating a research plan when writing an argumentative essay.

Find a controversy

200

Three out of four of the main parts of a biliography.

• Author(s): Last name, First name.
• Title of Work: Book or article title, often with subtitles.
• Publication Date: The year the work was published.
• Publisher/Source Information: City of publication, publisher name, journal name, volume/issue, or URL/DOI.

300

A research question must have these three specific qualities to be effective.

Relevant
Narrow
Researchable

400

A controversy is worth writing about if it can be settled by this, rather than just personal belief.

Evidence

500

These are short references to other texts within the body of a research paper.

Citations

Finding & Evaluating

100

This research location if often more trustworthy and detailed, while this other location is faster and offers more sources.

Library and Internet

200

Web addresses ending in these three domains are generally considered more credible than .com sites. 

edu
org
gov

300

The types of online searches allow for deeper research and more specific search options.

Advance searches

400

An interview with a soldier who had fought in a specific battle that you're researching would be considered.

A Primary Source

500

A source is this if its information helps answer a research question, whereas it is "irrelevant" if it does not. 

Relevant

Advanced Research

100

A newspaper reporting on an event after it happened is an example of what kind of source?

Secondary

200

A series of photographs showing prison conditions is an example of this type of source.

Primary Source

300

This is what it's called when you combine information from more than one source to form an argument.

Synthsizing information

400

This is a flaw in the logic of an argument.

Logical fallicy

500

A person should be flexible and even willing to change their opinion if what happens when researching?

If the evidence contradicts their original opinion.

Grammar: Verbs/Pronouns

100

In this very voice, the subject of the sentence is performing the action.

Active voice

200

Pronouns must agree in what two ways?

Number and person (1st, 2nd, 3rd).

Example: Each student must bring his or her own notebook. (Would not use "their" if trying to be grammatically correct.)

300

Writers should avoid these "shifts" to ensure the timing of actions remains consistent throughout the paragraph.

Verb tense shifts

400

Restate the sentence to change the verb from active to passive:
"Mrs. House gave the students homework."

The students were given homework by Mrs. House.

500

A verb form used to express conditional or imaginary situations or to express wishes or give commands.

Subjunctive Mood

Miscellaneous

100

This is the name of Mrs. House's favorite Halloween character that is based on a book by Mary Shelley.

Frankenstein

200

Name the title of one thing that William Shakespeare wrote.

SOOOO MANY ANSWERS!

300

Who wrote Huckleberry Finn?

Mark Twain

400

This is widely considered the oldest known language.

Sumerian

500

The five countries that Mrs. House will be traveling to this summer? 

Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, and France

(100 points for each answer)