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Research Terms! Putting the vocabulary into action…

What is Expository Writing? Writing to inform. Writing to inform. There are several types: There are several types: How-to How-to Cause and Effect Cause and Effect Problem and solution Problem and solution Compare and Contrast Compare and Contrast Research writing Research writing Narrative Narrative

What are two types of narrative non-fiction? Biography: narrative writing that tells the story of important events in a person’s life REPORTED by another person. Autobiography: narrative writing that tells the true story about the WRITERS's life.

What are 3 common ways to organize expository texts? Cause/Effect: Expository writing that explains how one event causes another. Compare/Contrast: Expository writing that describes the similarities and differences between two or more subjects. Chronological: Expository writing that examines an event or process in the order in which they occur.

What are primary sources? Original records of the past. Ex: Journals, letters, photographs, government documents, periodicals (newspapers, magazines), etc.

What are secondary sources? Accounts of the past written by someone looking back on an event. Accounts of the past written by someone looking back on an event. Ex: Textbooks, encyclopedias, books, websites, etc. Ex: Textbooks, encyclopedias, books, websites, etc.

How do I record information to use in a paper or project? There are three ways to record information from a source. There are three ways to record information from a source. Quote Quote Paraphrase Paraphrase Summarize Summarize

How do I Paraphrase? Paraphrase the source by using your own words to tell what the source says. Paraphrase the source by using your own words to tell what the source says. Use about the same number of words as the source does. Use about the same number of words as the source does.

How Do I Summarize? Summarize the source by recording only the most important ideas in your own words. Summarize the source by recording only the most important ideas in your own words. Use fewer words than the source does. Use fewer words than the source does.

How Do I Quote? Quote the source by copying the important phrase or sentence word for word. Quote the source by copying the important phrase or sentence word for word. Enclose the copied words in quotation marks. Enclose the copied words in quotation marks.

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.

What do you need to do to be academically honest? Avoid Plagiarism: presenting someone else’s ideas or research as your own. Avoid Plagiarism: presenting someone else’s ideas or research as your own. Internal Citation: documentation that occurs within a paper to give credit to other authors. Internal Citation: documentation that occurs within a paper to give credit to other authors.

How do you record the sources you used? Bibliography: A list of sources of a research paper or project that the writer CONSULTED (looked at) while conducting research. Bibliography: A list of sources of a research paper or project that the writer CONSULTED (looked at) while conducting research. Works Cited: A list of sources of a research paper project that the writer NAMED (specifically quoted) in the body of the paper. Works Cited: A list of sources of a research paper project that the writer NAMED (specifically quoted) in the body of the paper.

Descriptions of Expository Writing Redundant: Verbose, using more words than necessary. Redundant: Verbose, using more words than necessary. Relevant: Related to the main topic. Relevant: Related to the main topic. Extraneous: non-essential or unnecessary details. Extraneous: non-essential or unnecessary details. Elaborate: Extending ideas through the use of facts, examples, descriptions, details, or quotations. Elaborate: Extending ideas through the use of facts, examples, descriptions, details, or quotations.