Monday, April 26, 2010

Questions about Research Papers

(pages R53 – R57; blue pages in back of lit book)

These should be written in FULL SENTENCES!

1. What is a thesis statement?

2. What are TWO things a successful research paper should include?

3. What should you support your ideas with in research papers?

4. What is paraphrasing?

5. What is summarizing?

6. What is a quote?

7. How can you avoid using plagiarism?

8. How do you document a work by one author (parenthetical documentation)? Use an example along with an explanation.

9. How do you document a work with no given author? Use an example along with explanation.

10. What is a Works Cited list/ page?

11. How many works are listed on the example works cited page on page R56-R57?

12. Besides including the same information as entries for print sources, what else should you include with internet databases? (I’m looking for two things here!).