The Art of Research

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The Art of Research

• Ms. Carey
• 9th Grade English

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Why do research?

• Learn new things.
• Exploration of the unknown.
• Gain appreciation for knowledge.
• Draw conclusions from our predictions.
• Encourage Improve critical thinking skills.

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Conducting Research

• Choose a topic.
• Create a research plan with search strategies.
• Find sources.
• Read and take notes.
• Create an outline with a thesis.

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Conducting Research Cont.

• Make a rough draft.
• Revise, Revise, Revise!
• Further Research?
• Create work cited page.
• Final draft.

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Watch out for Plagiarism!

• Its an academic offense.
• It is unauthorized borrowing of information.
• Use your own words. PARAPHRASE!
• Use quotations for direct quotes.
• ALWAYS cite your information.

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MLA Citation

• Commonly used in the humanities.
• Sources in the MLA format.
• For all types of sources.
• Cite for journals, books, internet, etc.
• Check for the correct form.

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Examples of MLA Citation