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RESEARCH CARDS By: K. Azrak

RESEARCH CARDS By: K. Azrak. HOW TO RESEARCH. #1 TOPIC. Selecting a Topic Make sure you can find information on your topic. Turn your topic into a question. Identify the main keywords in your question; they may be potential search terms.

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RESEARCH CARDS By: K. Azrak

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  1. RESEARCH CARDSBy: K. Azrak

  2. HOW TO RESEARCH

  3. #1 TOPIC Selecting a Topic • Make sure you can find information on your topic. • Turn your topic into a question. • Identify the main keywords in your question; they may be potential search terms. • Discuss your ideas with your teacher or librarian. • Look at an online encyclopedia to see available information • If you are finding too much information and too many sources, narrow your topic. • Finding too little information may indicate that you need to broaden your topic.

  4. #2NOTECARDS • CREATING NOTECARDS • A. Top Right: Initials (First, Middle and Last) • B. Top Line: Subtopic Subtopic should be stated in form of a question. Example: What is the greatest cause of depression in teenagers? • C. Keep items limited to 4-8 • D. Back: Your source of information (Next Slide)

  5. #2 MORE ON NOTECARDS • 1. Only write information directly related to your question • 2. Write only essential words, abbreviate when possible. • 3. Be accurate: double check direct quotes and statistics. • 4. Identify direct quotes with quotation marks and the person's name. • 5. Use ellipsis points (...) where you leave out non-essential words from a quote.

  6. #2 Notecards: Example What is the cause of homelessness? KMA 1. Homelessness is caused by tragic life occurrences: a) Loss of loved ones b) Job loss c) Domestic violence d) Divorce and family disputes. 2. Many factors push people into living on the street: a) Depression b) Untreated mental illness c) Post traumatic stress disorder d) Physical disabilities 4. 5. (Reference source about this information is on the back. (3)

  7. #3 BACK OF NOTECARDS CITING YOUR SOURCES BACK OF NOTE CARD • Sources • See Library Box for templates, if necessary • You may number the source and just put the number on the back of your cards.

  8. #4 SOURCES OF INFORMATION You will need at least 3 sources of information • Books • Magazines • Internet sites • Interviews • Encyclopedias • Videos

  9. #5 ASKING THE RIGHT RESEARCH QUESTIONS • What causes teenagers to get depressed? • Who is affected by child slavery? • What is a day in the life of a returning soldier like?

  10. 6. CREATE COVER CARD • When you are finished with all your note cards, you should create a cover card which should include: • YOUR TOPIC • YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME • SUBTOPICS -EACH QUESTION BECOMES A SUBTOPIC • INCLUDE HOW MANY CARDSPER SUBTOPIC

  11. 7. Ordering the Note cards • When you are done sorting then you can number the note cards in the order in which your presentation will be organized.

  12. A reminder about… Plagiarism

  13. What is plagiarism? • Plagiarism is the act of presenting the words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.

  14. What You Need to Know About Plagiarism

  15. STUDENTS IF … • you have included the words and ideas of others in your work that you neglected to cite… • you have had help you wouldn’t want your teacher to know about… You have probably plagiarized

  16. What is plagiarism? • Using another person's words without giving them credit. • Using another person’s ideas without giving them credit. • Using another person’s research, results, diagrams, or images without giving them credit.

  17. Is it worth the risk? • Zero on the assignment • Possible parent notification • Possible referral to administrators

  18. Conclusion • Inadvertent plagiarism is as bad as the intentional kind. • If you plan ahead and use good research skills, you won’t have to run to the library at the last minute, make up citations, surf the web for all your research, falsify your data.. • Learn from your past mistakes. • Realize that an act of plagiarism might cost you your reputation, your degree, or your professional career.

  19. INFORMATION ON ELECTRONIC INDEX CARDS • You may want to use “electronic index cards.” If so you can use the following slide to help you create these cards. You are not allowed to “cut and paste.”

  20. ELECTRONIC INDEX CARDS • START BUTTON • ALL PROGRAMS • MICROSOFT OFFICE • MICROSOFT PUBLISHER • POSTCARDS • SELECT 3x5 or 4x6 • Font at 12 or 14 • ALWAYS SAVE • PRINT OUT

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