Credible or Not?
This type of website usually ends in .gov or .edu.
What is a reliable source?
Copying someone’s work and calling it your own is called this.
What is plagiarism?
This tells where information originally came from.
What is a source?
This is a statement that can be proven true or false.
What is a fact?
The main topic of your research.
What is a topic?
A website with no author, no date, and lots of ads is most likely this.
What is unreliable?
Changing the wording of information and writing it in your own words is called this.
What is paraphrasing?
A citation usually includes the author, title, and this.
What is the date or website?
“This movie is the best ever made” is an example of this.
What is an opinion?
A question that guides your research.
What is a research question?
Why is a textbook usually more reliable than a random blog?
What is because it is reviewed by experts?
True or False: You can copy a sentence if you change one word.
What is false?
MLA and APA are types of this.
What are citation styles?
Which is more useful for research: facts or opinions?
What are facts?
The author’s reason for writing: inform, persuade, or entertain.
What is purpose?
A YouTube video can be credible if it includes this.
What are facts, evidence, or sources?
Why should you cite a source even when paraphrasing?
What is to give credit to the original author?
Why are citations important in research?
What is to give credit and prove sources are credible?
Words like best, worst, or always usually signal this.
What is opinion or bias?
Information taken from more than one source and combined together.
What is synthesis?
Which source is best for a research paper: a personal opinion or expert information?
What is expert information?
Name one way to avoid plagiarism.
What is paraphrasing, quoting, or citing sources?
Name one place in a paper where citations appear.
What is in‑text or Works Cited page?
Why should researchers limit opinions in an informational paper?
What is to keep the information accurate and unbiased?
An unfair opinion that influences how information is presented.
What is bias?