The Works Cited page must include all the sources you consulted, even those
which you did not actually use in the paper. 1._______
The only information which should appear on the title page is the title of the
paper and the student’s name. 2._______
A thesis statement must make an arguable point; it cannot be a fact. 3._______
Direct quotations should be used often in a research paper. 4._______
Summary and paraphrase do not need to be enclosed in quotation marks but
must be cited. 5._______
Common knowledge and personal opinion do not have to be cited. 6._______
If you use an author’s exact words without enclosing them in quotation marks, but
you provide a parenthetical citation stating the source, you are not plagiarizing. 7._______
A paraphrase can be longer than the original material that you are paraphrasing. 8._______
A good source to consult for recent information on a subject is a journal article
database such as Opposing Viewpoints, Credo Reference, or Academic OneFile. 9._______
People magazine would be an acceptable source to use in writing an academic
research paper. 10._______
The Vietnam War is a sufficiently narrowed-down topic on which to write a
6 research paper. 11._______
As long as your paper includes information from all the sources listed in your
Works Cited, it is acceptable to use one source more than another. 12._______
The headings from your detailed outline should appear in the final paper to
introduce each section. 13._______
Summary should be the most frequently used method of taking notes. 14._______
Both summary and paraphrase should be written in the student’s own words. 15._______
A summary condenses a section in a source by stating only the main points,
while a paraphrase uses and restates more of that section. 16._______
The brief annotations that you make on your working bibliography entries
are for your personal use and can be omitted from the Works Cited page. 17._______
On the Works Cited page, list your sources in the order in which you used
them in the paper. 18._______
On the note cards, it is not necessary to write the page numbers where the
summarized, paraphrased, or quoted information was found. 19._______
Like an essay, a research paper must prove a thesis by using specific supporting
evidence. 20._______
If a direct quotation has more than eight typed lines, set it off from the text of
the paper. 21._______
If the author’s name is in the signal phrase introducing a direct quote, it does not
have to be repeated in the parenthetical citation. 22._______
The Works Cited entry for websites should include the date you accessed the
source. 23._______
Wikipedia is a reliable source to use for a research paper because it is constantly
being updated. 24._______
The text of the paper should be double-spaced, but the entries on the Works Cited
page should be single-spaced. 25._______
If the research process reveals a significant amount of information that contradicts
the student’s thesis, he/she should not use those sources and continue looking for more
relevant supporting evidence. 26._______
27. Websites ending in .com and .org are more reliable than those ending in .edu
and .gov. 27._______
28. If you have a parenthetical citation in your paper from a source, that source must
be listed in your Works Cited page. Similarly, if you list a source on your Works Cited
page, there must be parenthetical citations from it within the paper. 28._______
29. A paragraph that begins or ends with a direct quotation demonstrates effective
and appropriate integration of source material into a research paper. 29._______
To paraphrase part of a source, just add or delete some words, replace others
with synonyms, and provide a parenthetical citation. 30._______
Document an ebook on the Works Cited page exactly as you would a print
book. 31._______
A recent publication date is the most important factor in evaluating the
potential usefulness of a source. 32._______
When quoting a passage from a source that the author quoted from another
source, cite the source that you found it in, and add “qtd. in” to the parenthetical
citation. 33._______
“Pew Research indicates that . . .” is a more appropriate way to introduce
factual evidence than “In my research I found that . . . .” 34._______
One can successfully write a strong research paper by skipping the preparatory
steps and starting to write it the week before it is due. 35._______
PART 2: Essay (approximately 400-500 words) Answer only ONE of the following three questions in a short essay. I am looking for a clear essay structure with distinct paragraphs and a beginning, middle and end. Please, be sure to use quotations from the text you choose:
1. In Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” what evidence (examples, philosophical arguments) helped best make the case for his organization’s breaking the law with non-violent direct action in Birmingham?
2. In George Orwell’s “Politics in the English Language,” what evidence best shows that written English is in disarray? What does Orwwell say we can do about it?
BRIEF ASSESSMENT:
Post Research Paper Survey:
Which QC database(s) did you find most helpful in writing your research paper?
Did you have to narrow your search results? If so, how did you do that?
How is reading a scholarly article found on a database different from reading other resources? Was it difficult? If so, what made it so?
Which website(s) did you find most helpful for your research paper? What made them so? How did you determine they were appropriate for college-level research?
Did you use any ebooks or other books for your research paper? If so, what qualities did the books have that other sources didn’t?
Did you include any films/documentaries in your research? If so, where did you find the films? Did you use QC’s Films on Demand or Kanopy?
