Researching/Note-taking Review

What should you NOT do when researching?

•  use key words & phrases
• come up with focus questions
• use reliable sources
• use an editable source

Which of the following is a reliable source?

• wikipedia.org
• answers.com
• npr.org

What should you do if you want to write down exact words from a source?

• use fancy writing
• put quotation marks around the exact words
• don't do it

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.W.8.8

What is paraphrasing?

• putting ideas into your own words
• falling from the sky with a parachute
• writing down exact words from a source

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

Why should you keep track of sources when you research?

• so you know where your info is from and can cite it
• because your teachers told you to
• so you can prove you researched

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.8

Why should you use key words, phrases, and focus questions when you are researching?

• they help you narrow down results and find what you are looking for
• you shouldn't use those

Why should you use reliable sources?

• so the information you find is accurate
• you shouldn't use reliable sources
• so you can be a more trustworthy human being

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

When looking at the reliability of a source, what question should you NOT ask yourself?

• Is this current?
• Who is the author?
• Is this published?
• Does it look nice?

Which of these sources can you use when researching?

• Ted Talks
• Encyclopedias
• Reliable News sources
• all of these

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

What information should go in your notes?

• paraphrased information from sources
• directly quoted information from sources
• source information
• all of these

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.8