RESEARCH KEY TERMS!

A ______________ is the first sentence of your paper. It should grab the reader's attention.

• thesis

• hook

• transition sentece

• topic sentence

The ______________ sentence is the last sentence in the introduction. It will tell your reader your position on the topic/issue you are addressing.

• hook

• topic sentence

• transition sentence

• thesis

The ___________________ paragraph is the first paragraph of your paper with the hook and thesis.

These will become your transition sentences in your research paper.

• Hook

• Main reasons

• Thesis

• Citations

The ________________ paragraphs contain transition sentences, paraphrases, quotes, and in-text citations. This is where you will work to persuade your reader to adopt your viewpoint on the topic.

This is what you call the first sentence in a body paragraph. It introduces what the entire paragraph will discuss, and it directly supports your thesis.

• Topic Sentence

• Transition Sentence

• Hook Sentence

• Paraphrase

When you directly quote an author's exact words from a source, what should you include to indicate that THESE are NOT your own words?

• quotation marks

• in-text citation

• works cited page

• WHAT? I can't just copy and paste from websites?!

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is it called when you put something (from a source) into YOUR OWN WORDS?

• direct quote

• in-text citation

• paraphrase

• argument

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you ALWAYS include when you paraphrase from a source?

• quotation marks

• in-text citation

• the author's EXACT words

• incomplete sentences

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Whenever you quote or paraphrase something from a source, YOU MUST include this after your information (within your essay) OR YOU ARE PLAIGARIZING!

• quotation marks

• in-text citation

• direct quote

• transition sentences

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9