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Terms for Research Papers

Terms for Research Papers. Using MLA Documentation Definitions taken in part from Simon & Schuster’s Handbook for Writers , 1990. Paraphrase. “A detailed restatement of someone else’s statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure” (Simon and Schuster 580). Summary.

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Terms for Research Papers

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  1. Terms for Research Papers Using MLA Documentation Definitions taken in part from Simon & Schuster’s Handbook for Writers, 1990.

  2. Paraphrase • “A detailed restatement of someone else’s statement expressed in your own words and your own sentence structure” (Simon and Schuster 580).

  3. Summary • “A condensed statement of the main points of someone else’s passage expressed in your own words and sentence structure” (Simon and Schuster 580).

  4. Quotation Marks • “ “ • These marks are placed around any text that you directly copy from a source.

  5. Quotation • “Exact words of a source set off in quotation marks” (Simon and Schuster 580).

  6. Plagiarism • “To present another person’s words or ideas as if they were your own” (Simon and Schuster 581).

  7. Common Knowledge • “Information that most educated people know” (Simon and Schuster 581).

  8. Your Own Thinking • Examples: Thesis Statement, organizing sentences, comments, transitional sentences, ‘call to action’ paragraphs (Simon and Schuster 582). These do not need to be documented.

  9. Documentation • “Acknowledging your sources by giving full and accurate information about the author, title, date of publication and related facts” (Simon and Schuster 583).

  10. Works Cited • Resource and publication information found at the end of a research paper.

  11. Direct Quote • Exact words of a source set off in quotation marks.

  12. Thesis Statement • A focused sentence. It contains the main point of your paper. It usually appears as the last sentence of your first paragraph. This sentence should be your own thinking.

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