Term
|
Definition
| A method of looking for, analyzing, and sharing information. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The main thought or idea; the subject of a speech or paper. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A question created by using your topic and determining what you want or need to know about that topic; this question guides all research. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| To make corrections based on grammar, spelling, and organization. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A source that is trustworthy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The act of copying or making slight changes to some or all of another person's ideas or words and using it in your own work and not citing the source. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A source is anything that gives you information to answer your research question. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| An alphabetical list of all citations. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A plan for organizing your paper and your thoughts. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The first paragraph in the paper; it contains the thesis statement. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The guiding sentence for the whole paper; tells the reader specifically what the paper will be about. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Contains a subject, verb, complete thought, and end punctuation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Any paragraph that comes between the introduction and conclusion. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The first sentence in the body paragraph. It tells exactly what the paragraph will discuss. |
|
|
Term
| Example and Explanation Sentence Pairs |
|
Definition
| The middle sentences in the body paragraph. They come in pairs of example and explanation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The last sentence in the body paragraph. |
|
|
