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English MIDTERM research paper

Terms

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community resources
letter, survey, visit to actual place, interview
plagiarism
using someone else's ideas, thoughts or explainations without showing where the information was found; stealing
library resources
books, dictionaries, vertical files, maps, atlas
ellipses
...
notecard
card with one fact, source number, heading and page number (if book)
source number
the number you put on the card and on every notecard that you create from that source
publication information
place: company, date.
MLA format for book
author last, first. title. place: company, date.
length of 8th grade research paper
6 double spaced typed pages
purpose of body
give facts, statistics; explain information; present arguement
topic sentence
first sentence of a paragraph that gives the topic of the paragraph
working outline
a road map to follow as you write; can change!!
MLA format for internet
author last, first. title. organization/longer title. date. URL (date accessed).
coherence
being orderly and making sense
sythesize
to create something new
expository
to explain or inform
persuasive
to convince/ argue with facts and explanation
compare
show similiarities
location of thesis
first or last sentence of introduction
parenthetical documentation
the way to avoid plagiarism; parenthesis with a link to the Works Cited
unity
oneness
purpose of introduction
catch reader; state thesis
purpose of conclusion
restate thesis; sum up; provide solution or meaning
number of sources required
minimum 3
MLA
Modern Language Association
contrast
show differences
Works Cited
bibliography
source cards
card holding author and publication information about the resources you use to find information
thesis
one declarative sentence that states the overall purpose and topic
vertical file
collection of articles on a certain subject collected and kept together by the librarian

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