Research Writing Academic Vocabulary

The main idea of any piece of writing is

• to persuade the audience

• what the writing is about

• why the author is writing

• the author's favorite thing to write about

The purpose of any piece of writing is

• to persuade the audience

• to confuse readers

• the reason the author is writing, the "why"

• what the author is writing about

What is the meaning of the word "inquiry"?

• to make fun of

• to acquire new knowledge

• to gather background info

• to ask for information

What does it mean if a source is credible?

• it will support your main idea

• It provides you with lots of good information about your topic

• It is able to be believed or trusted

• It is a really old source

What does it mean for a source to be relevant?

• It means it is connected to the main idea of the paper and will help support the key points.

• It means it is hip and with it.

• It means it is the author's favorite source.

• It means it has nothing to do with what you're writing about.

What does "bias" mean?

• Being objective

• Your favorite brand of shoes

• Short for "Tobias"

• Favoring one side of an issue over another.

What do I mean if I tell you you need to elaborate more?

• Your paper needs to be longer.

• You need to develop your ideas with more detail.

• You need to use more quotes in your paper.

• You need to correct your in-text citations.

What are you doing if you are making the mistake of over-reliance when writing a research paper?

• You are relying too heavily on only one source for you researched information.

• You are using technology too much.

• You are using the same words over and over again.

• You have not written enough about your topic.