Journal - Journal - Research K/W/LResearch K/W/L

• K – What do I know about K – What do I know about researching & writing researching & writing about a topic using about a topic using credible sources?credible sources?

• W – Predict – What will I W – Predict – What will I learn?learn?

• L – Leave Blank. – What L – Leave Blank. – What did I learn?did I learn?

Holiday Gifts? If you Holiday Gifts? If you gave one of the gave one of the

following, please let me following, please let me know.know. Snowman cookieSnowman cookie

Bag filled with chocolate pretzels (melted Bag filled with chocolate pretzels (melted rollos)rollos)

Cookies – blue bag with penguin/red bird.Cookies – blue bag with penguin/red bird. Tin with a picture of a cardinal filled with Tin with a picture of a cardinal filled with

chocolate caramel candies?chocolate caramel candies?

When I got home, these gifts did not have When I got home, these gifts did not have cards or names attached. I want to make cards or names attached. I want to make sure that you receive a thank you note. sure that you receive a thank you note. Thanks.Thanks.

Research Terms!Research Terms!

Putting the vocabulary into Putting the vocabulary into action…action…

What is Expository What is Expository Writing?Writing?

Writing to inform.Writing to inform. There are several There are several

types:types: How-toHow-to Cause and EffectCause and Effect Problem and solutionProblem and solution Compare and Compare and

ContrastContrast Research writingResearch writing Narrative Narrative

What are primary What are primary sources?sources?

Original records of Original records of the past. the past. Ex: Ex: Journals/DIARIES, Journals/DIARIES, letters, letters, photographs, photographs, government government documents, documents, periodicals periodicals (newspapers, (newspapers, magazines), etc. magazines), etc.

What are secondary What are secondary sources?sources?

Accounts of the Accounts of the past written by past written by someone someone (expert) (expert) looking back looking back on an event. on an event. Ex: Textbooks, Ex: Textbooks,

encyclopedias, encyclopedias, books, books, websites, etc. websites, etc.

How do I record information to use in a

paper or project?There are three ways to record There are three ways to record information from a source.information from a source.QuoteQuoteParaphraseParaphraseSummarizeSummarize

How do I How do I Paraphrase?Paraphrase?

Paraphrase the source by Paraphrase the source by using your own wordsusing your own words to tell to tell what the source says. what the source says.

Use about the same number of Use about the same number of

words as the source doeswords as the source does..

How Do I How Do I

Summarize?Summarize?Summarize the source by Summarize the source by

recording only the most recording only the most important ideas in your own important ideas in your own words. words.

Use fewer words than the Use fewer words than the source does.source does.

How Do How Do I Quote?I Quote?

Quote the source by copying Quote the source by copying the exact phrase or sentence the exact phrase or sentence

word for word. word for word. Enclose the copied words in Enclose the copied words in

quotation marks.quotation marks.

When should I Quote a source?When should I Quote a source?

Quote only when you cannot restate the idea in the source as clearly, vividly, or forcefully as the source does.

Most of your notes should be summaries and paraphrases.

ACADEMIC HONESTYACADEMIC HONESTY

Plagiarism: presenting someone else’s ideas Plagiarism: presenting someone else’s ideas or research as your own. or research as your own.

Internal Citation: documentation that Internal Citation: documentation that occurs within a paper to give credit to other occurs within a paper to give credit to other authors. authors. Ex. According to the article, …Ex. According to the article, …

Footnote – a Footnote – a notenote at the end of a page at the end of a page explaining something in the text.explaining something in the text.

Paraphrase: restating an author’s idea in Paraphrase: restating an author’s idea in different words.different words.

How do you record How do you record the sources you the sources you

used?used? Bibliography: A list of sources for a Bibliography: A list of sources for a research paper, including full research paper, including full bibliographic bibliographic citationscitations for each for each source the writer CONSULTED source the writer CONSULTED (looked at) while conducting (looked at) while conducting research.research.

Works Cited: A list of Works Cited: A list of sourcessources for a for a research paper project that the research paper project that the writer NAMED (specifically quoted) writer NAMED (specifically quoted) in the body of the paper.in the body of the paper.