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Write-n-Cite Research Skills

Borrowing Information. Write-n-Cite Research Skills. Objectives : To develop skills in borrowing and conveying information for research, and to avoid plagiarism .

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Write-n-Cite Research Skills

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  1. Borrowing Information Write-n-Cite Research Skills

  2. Objectives: To develop skills in borrowing and conveying information for research, and to avoid plagiarism. Essential Question: How can you capture and relay information without using the same words and without taking credit away from the author? Research Skills: Borrowing Information

  3. Journal 11/16/09: • Imagine you created a painting of a beautifully landscaped park. You proudly placed your name along the bottom of the canvas, and you displayed the painting on the wall in your bedroom. While you were at school, your little brother went into your room, painted buildings over your painting, and crossed out your name only to replace it with his. Finally, he told everyone the painting was his creation. How do you think you would feel?

  4. Access Research Skills Lesson Online • https://my-online-classroom.wikispaces.com/Research+ • This web address is on the cover of your packet for future reference. • For HELP: Answer Key Available

  5. p. 3 Three Ways to Borrow Info • Quote – to repeat or copy words from another. • Paraphrase – restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words. • Summary – presenting the substance (core/essence) in a condensed form.

  6. p. 3 Format for Taking Notes • Double Entry Journal • Triple Entry Journal Record here: the author’s name, title and all relevant info of where the research material came from. Record here: the author’s name, title and all relevant info of where the research material came from.

  7. p. 3 Exercise 1 • Example: If you find information to use in your research paper from John Jones on page 22 of a book, you must give credit to this author at the end of the borrowed sentence that you incorporate in your paper. “Persons without a college degree are less likely to have an average monthly income capable of supporting a family of four people” (Jones 22). ANSWER: (Myers 61).

  8. p. 4 The Direct Quote • What is a direct quote? • A direct quote is when an author’s words are copied directly and used by another person. • Quotation marks are required in order to show that information has been borrowed.

  9. p. 4 Exercise 1 ANSWER #1: • 1. “It was recorded on clay tablets in the near east in about 2000 B.C.”(Marcatante 148). ANSWER #2: • 2. “The epic was composed in the Sumerian language in ancient Mesopotamia ”(Marcatante 148). ANSWER #3: • 3. “Much of this land is now part of Iraq ”(Marcatante 148).

  10. Green, Gordon W. Getting Straight As. New York: Holt, 2009. Direct quotes Your reflections “One thing we all have in common is that we have been pressured to do well in school from our earliest years” (Green 3). My parents harass me all the time about my grades. I never do well enough.

  11. p. 6 Exercise 2 • Complete 5 reflections • React to each statement • Sample response for 1st quote • I usually block out all distractions if I have to study at home by working in my office upstairs.

  12. p. 7 Choose a magazine article • Select 5 direct quotes from the article • Write down 5 reflections

  13. p. 8 The Paraphrase • What is a paraphrase? • A paraphrase is when you take someone else’s words and rewrite them into your own. • You must use different words and sentence structure: alter the subject and predicate or a clause. • Since the original thought is still the author’s, you must cite the author.

  14. p. 10-12 Triple Entry Journal Practice • Triple Entry Journal Quote “The most important factor is to select a place of study where you can concentrate deeply for an extended period” (Green 153). Example Paraphrase • It is crucial that you are able to focus for a lengthy time whenever you do your homework and review (Green 153). Green, Gordon W. Getting Straight As. New York: Holt, 2009. Quote Paraphrase Reflection

  15. p. 13 Paraphrase Your 5 Magazine Quotes • Keep in mind…. Essential Question: How can you capture and relay information without using the same words?

  16. p. 14 The Summary What is a summary? • A summary is when you state as briefly as is necessary a passage’s main ideas. • A summary is significantly shorter than the original piece. • The length of the summary varies depending on the number of main ideas. The Steps to Summarize • Read the passage once. • Go paragraph to paragraph and write down the main ideas. • Write these down in the triple entry journal. • Write these down in your OWN words. • Combine the main ideas into a logical sentence or paragraph.

  17. p. 17 Exercise 1: Space Age Living • Read Space Age Living on p. 17, and complete the Triple Entry Journal on p. 18. • P. 19 Complete the checklist for your Triple Entry Journal.

  18. p. 19 Summarize a Magazine Article • Read and summarize a magazine article.

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