Research vocabulary Eng II

Reliable, trustworthy

• Credible

• Bias

• Thesis

• Currency

A page at the end of a research paper that lists all the sources used in the paper

• Quote

• Works Cited

• Plagiarize

• Thesis

To take the ideas or words of someone else and pass them off as your own

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Bias

• Plagiarize

A statement or sentence that states the main idea of an essay

• Citation

• Quote

• Works Cited

• Thesis

Paraphrasing is when you...

• change the story completely

• put everything someone said in quotes

• parasail

• use your own words to retell information

What is the purpose of the thesis?

• To remind your reader what your paper is about

• To state your opinion and the reasons for your opinion

• To hook the reader's attention

• To use vocabulary words

Another name for thesis is...

• main point

• argument

• claim

• all of the above

Each body paragraph should include

• a hook

• a thesis

• details, examples, and explanations

• no more than three sentences

The side you are taking on a topic is your

• credible source.

• paraphrase.

• position.

• transition.

A claim that disagrees with or goes against a previous claim

• plagiarism

• thesis

• citation

• counterclaim