Research Terminology

1. Research Terminology What you need to know (It may be a good idea to take notes)

2. Organizational Methods • Chronological Order • Putting events or steps in the order they occur • Example – Demonstration Speech • Spatial Order • Shows where things are located • Example – describing a room or a setting

3. Organizational Methods • Order of Importance • Ranks details • Can be from most important to least important or vice versa • Example – Figuring out what to study • Logical Order • Classifies details into related groups • Compare/Contrast – shows similarities and differences • Cause/Effect – shows how events happen as a result of other events • Problem/Solution – shows how a problem can be solved

4. Primary and Secondary Sources • Primary Sources • Materials written by people who were either participants in or observers of the events: • Letters, diaries, journals, speeches, and autobiographies • Secondary Sources • Records of events written by people who were not directly involved and who were not present: • Biographies, encyclopedias, textbooks, most newspaper and magazine articles, and histories

5. Research Identification • Database • Author • Source • Magazine, Journal, Newspaper, Interview, Etc • Dates • Publication dates, Student access date • Titles • Main and subtitles

6. Rhetorical Devices • Ethos • Appeals to ethics • What is the right thing to do • Pathos • Appeals to emotions • Doesn’t this make you infuriated, overjoyed, etc • Logos • Appeals to logic • Does this make sense

7. Different Forms of Information • Biased Account • Personal Opinion • Mrs. Buchholz is the best teacher ever. • Subjective Account • Personal Account • Mrs. Buchholz doesn’t give me the same leniency as she gives other students. • Objective Account • Factual Information • Mrs. Buchholz is a teacher at Garretson High School.