Research Vocabulary

Plagiarism is...

• copying an author's exact words or ideas without giving credit

• copying an author's exact words without giving credit

• copying an author's ideas without giving credit

Databases are...

• an article with a strong basis of information

• an article with a lot of data

• a collection of reliable sources

Sources are...

• articles, books, magazines, etc. that are used to gather facts for research

• quotations used in text evidence

• a list that shows all the source citations

The topic of your research is...

• usually one word

• the main idea of your research

• not included in your thesis statement

Paraphrasing is...

• restating the author's ideas in your own words and giving credit.

• using the author's exact words and giving credit.

• restating the author's ideas but not giving credit.

Quoting is...

• copying the author's exact words and giving credit.

• copying the author's exact words without giving credit.

• restating the author's ideas and giving credit.

Research is...

• the process of supporting a peer in their writing.

• the process of revising and editing your writing.

• the process of gathering, organizing and analyzing to deepen knowledge + often present.

Cite means...

• using text evidence to support your ideas

• finding a reliable source for your research.

The Works Cited is...

• a list of sources in alphabetical order that you looked at for research.

• a list of sources in alphabetical order that you cited in your paper.

• a list of any reliable sources that could be used for research.

A subtopic is...

• smaller ideas that tell more about a topic.

• a topic that is not connected to the topic.