Research Essay

When using Google for research, what should you type?

• The whole question

• Specific and descriptive key words

• random words

• a single, unclear word

body

• the three paragraphs that explain your points and include evidence

• the paragraphs in the middle that don't do much

• the paragraphs that are usually found at the beginning or end of an essay

• the only paragraphs that include topic sentences

What is "evidence" in a research paper?

• The clues to help you solve a mystery

• Facts in the body paragraphs that help to explain your reasoning, found through researching from credible sources

• Found in the conclusion, but is just to prove that research was done

introduction

• Found at the beginning of the essay and includes the attention grabber and thesis statement.

• Found in the middle of the essay and includes all of the points to be made throughout the paper

• Found in the conclusion of the paper and explains the ending of the essay, but introduces the next topic

• Found at the beginning of the essay, but is not as important as the rest of the paper because it does not have much information as other parts

The purpose of research is to...

• Give examples of different topics

• Explain different ideas

• Persuade the reader

• Gain information with the intention of teaching others about a specific topic

The thesis statement should be...

• 3 sentences

• 5 sentences

• 1 sentence

thesis statement

• Found in the introduction and summarizes the entire point of the essay.

• Found in the body paragraphs and helps to introduce each new idea

• Found throughout the essay and is the message the author is trying to create

• Found in the conclusion and helps the reader understand the main ideas in case they did not understand them fully in the essay

What is a citation?

• Boga Fat

• Where the info is from.

• Boogers

• A dish in Europe

citation(s)

• found in your research paper and show where your fact came from, can be direct quotes or paraphrased

• found only in the introduction

• found only in the conclusion

What is the claim?

• Grabs the reader's attention.

• Explains the topic, gives your opinion, and lists the main reasons.

• Details that support your argument.

• Explains why the other side of the argument is rational.