Research Writing Final

World Cat (definition and  types of sources)

1. A catalog of materials held by libraries worldwide

2. Source for: books, periodicals, sound recordings, musical scores, videos, manuscripts, and maps.

Academic Search Complete (definition and types of sources)

1. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary database

2. Sources: scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers

APA (definition and three areas of study that use this style)

1. American Psychological Association is a form of writing research papers

2. Fields: Social sciences, like psychology, anthropology, sociology, and education

MLA (definition and three areas of study that use this style)

1. Modern Language Association format is a specific style guide for academic writing

2. Fields: Literature, history, and language studies

Turabian/Chicago Style  (Name at least three areas of study that use this style)

1. A format is a specific style guide for academic writing

2. Fields: History, literature, and philosophy

Bibliography Citations  (definition, purpose and location for these citations)

1. Definition: Gives credit for sources

2. Purpose: So readers can easily find the sources

3. Location: At the end

In-text Citations (definition, purpose, and location of these citations)

1. Definition: Gives credit to authors of sources

2. Purpose: Makes it easier for the the reader to find the sources and give credit for the sources

3. Location: Throughout the text

Annotations (definition, purpose, four types of information provided in annotations for an Annotated Bibliography )

1. Definition: Detailed notes about sources

2. Purpose: To have easy access to the information found in the articles to write paper easily

3. Includes: Bibliography citations, summary, quality quotes and takeaway points

Use of Sources (explain why we use a variety of sources and name four genres of sources in the order of their reliability)

1. Variety of sources that are reliable.

2. Types: Books, academic journals, newspapers, online sources

Describe AND illustrate how to “sandwich” your quotes in a research paper. (Draw a picture of how to sandwich a quote.  Use a real or imaginary quote and surround it with three support sentences.)

1. Topic sentence to introduce quote

2. Quote

3. Two to three sentences explaining the quote

Explain (briefly) what changes you made in your approach to do both an oral presentation on your topic as well as a fully developed research paper.

Shorten and condensed paper to make it an oral presentation. When presenting, making eye-contact and talking clearly

Graphic design  (Name three aspects of Graphic Design to consider when creating a poster or flyer.)

1. Font

2. Color

3. Layout (leave space for mind to rest)

How do the fonts affect meaning?

Times New Romans shows more seriousness, while fun fonts show causality

Why should the average student have to learn some graphic design skills?  (Name three careers where a person would need graphic design skills and explain what type of posters or flyers these professionals would need to create.)

1. Many professional careers expect basic skills in making presentations and visual content

2. Careers: Teachers (visual aids for students), Small Business Owner (marketing their product), and Event Planner (promote events and invite guests)