RESEARC H PROJECT TIPS FROM YOUR Good Research
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RESEARC H PROJECT TIPS FROM YOUR
Good Research Good research means READING a lot! �Research helps you pick a topic you like. �Research helps you write your paper.
Good Sources for Research Sources need to be reliable. To find good sources, begin at your school library, where the library catalog can direct you to materials that have been published. Books, encyclopedias, and journals found in your library come from reliable sources that you can be confident in using for your project or paper. Use databases and other online sources that are promoted by your
Tips for Using Online Sources Avoid blogs and personal web pages. Look for sites that are created by the government, organizations or educational sources. These websites end with. gov , . org or. edu.
Keep Track of Your Sources Make note of your sources while you are doing your research. You will need to list these sources at a later date. Write down good information and the pages
Citations and Plagiarizing Citing sources is important because it can help you avoid something called plagiarism. Plagiarism is using someone else's ideas or words without giving that person proper credit for creating them. The most common ways students plagiarize are copying, or quoting from a source without properly citing where the information came from.
More about Plagiarism is a form of cheating — just like looking over someone's shoulder to copy answers during a test.
How to Avoid Plagiarism Use quotation marks around all words from your sources. Cite the source for any ideas that are not your own words. List every source that is used in a paper on your Works Cited page. Cite the source if you are
