Pakar 2004: Final Exam IR Term Paper Study Guide

 

Works Cited (Bibliography)

MLA citations: purpose, variations in college

Punctuation for titles of articles v. titles of publications, web orgs

Author: last v. first name

The order of the main 5 elements in a citation

 

Conclusion: Content

 

Counter Argument

How to present opposing views

The best way to defeat the argument of the opposing side is to:

 

Debatable: definition and example

 

Re-drafting: Approaches and methods to help rewrite

 

Formatting: Reasons for

 

General Term paper help: How not to get discouraged

 

Inquiry question: example

 

International: definition and example

 

Introduction:  purpose of the introduction

 

Lost work prevention: how to

 

Maps, Charts, Graphs and Diagrams

Criteria to judge quality (see rubric on geocities)

How to reference in the body of the paper

What doesn’t go in: Source: ­­­_______________

Examples of when a chart is more appropriate than a graph?

Examples of when a map is more appropriate than a graph?

 

MLA (parenthetical) enclosed citations

General Information = 0

Purpose for using

Example of proper format

Definition of general information

 

Note Taking

The advantages of each method—review notes

Good reasons to high light an article

Important reasons for taking notes

 

Outline 

A simple model for an outline would include

Good reasons to make an outline

 

Paraphrasing 

Definition

What should you do if you reread your paraphrase and discover you really haven’t explained the author’s idea?

Voice: a well-written paper should sound like

 

Plagiarism

Causes of accidental plagiarism

Examples

Consequences for college students who plagiarize

 

Primary sources

Identify one example

 

Quoting Sources

 Reasons to use quotations rather than paraphrases

Choosing a quote

When to single space and indent a quote

 

Search terms, search strategies

Definition, examples, how to link term words, search engine example

Practical ways to generate search terms

 

Significant topic

Examples, definition of a research source

 

Thesis

Purpose of a thesis statement

The problem with a thesis statement that is TOO BROAD

Where to put thesis

Why is it worth the time to craft a well-written thesis?

 

Requirements

The length of the senior

Why do high schools grade various steps in the research process while universities just require you to turn in one or two final papers per semester per class? Name 3 reasons.