- It isn’t just done for a grade in school - You research all the time whether you know it or not - Looking up the best airfare to fly to Portland - Looking up different activities to do when you go on vacation go on vacation - Maybe there is someone that is interested in you, but you don’t know him/her that well. So, you, but you don’t know him/her that well. So, before you agree to go out with this person you before you agree to go out with this person you ask around to find out what he/she is really like. ask around to find out what he/she is really like.
1. To gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter (in this case a college of your choice). 2. To make you think - When you listen to other people’s speeches, it will force you to become more aware of what it will force you to become more aware of what you want out of a college you want out of a college 3. To prepare you for college - This is an important life skill you are going to - This is an important life skill you are going to need. Almost all of my papers in college need. Almost all of my papers in college incorporated other sources than my own mind. incorporated other sources than my own mind.
1. S ources and facts to back up your thoughts 2. V oice - Your voice is harder to maintain in a research paper because you still want to keep your style, but your writing needs to be more objective
1. What has already been explored, done, and proven. and proven. 2. What critics think…there are many different viewpoints on an issue. different viewpoints on an issue. 3. Helps guide you into your own opinion 4. It keeps our society moving forward
- And the answer is: - PLAGIARISM -P-P-P-Plagiarism = Cheating -D-D-D-Definition of Plagiarism - Using words and/or ideas of others and not giving credit for those words or ideas. -O-O-O-OTHERS include (but are not limited to): - books- Internet - magazines- an interview - TV show- anything that isn’t yours
- These are crucial to the success of a research paper -E-E-E-Essentially, they are phrases the WRAP AROUND your research to give it a better flow
Rule #1: DON’T go from quote to quote in your paper without in your paper without transitioning and giving your transitioning and giving your input here and there input here and there Rule #2: NEVER end a paragraph with a quote or a paraphrase without quote or a paraphrase without giving your two cents. giving your two cents.
- Identify the phrases that WRAP around my research - Notice how I lead into the research - Notice how I transition from one quote/ summary to the next - Highlight the research and underline any transitional phrases I use
- Pretend you are doing a research paper terrorism. - 1 of your sources is “Five Myths About Terrorists,” by Jessica Stern. - In your research paper, you have two paragraphs about what kind of people become terrorists. Your job: 1. Read the article highlighting relevant information about who terrorists actually are. about who terrorists actually are. 2. Then, write these two paragraphs using 2-4 facts from 2. Then, write these two paragraphs using 2-4 facts from the article that will support your argument. One needs to be a quote the article that will support your argument. One needs to be a quote and one needs to be a paraphrase. and one needs to be a paraphrase. 3. Make sure you use transitional phrases to wrap around 3. Make sure you use transitional phrases to wrap around the research. Don’t worry about the citation…just put the research. Don’t worry about the citation…just put (source) after you have cited something. (source) after you have cited something.