Research Basics

1. Research Basics

2. Research Basics • When doing research, you must give credit where credit is due! • In a research project, don’t “cut and paste” or use word for word (verbatim) sentences from a source. This is called plagiarism, which is a form of cheating! • You should paraphrase information from a source; that is, reword the information using your own words. • If you want to borrow exact phrases or unique expressions, you must enclose them in quotation marks to show that they are NOT your words.

3. Research Basics Bottom line: If words, ideas, or other productions originate somewhere outside of your brain, you must PARAPHRASE and give credit to the source.

4. How to Paraphrase • Original Article About Audrey Hepburn:Born: 5/4/1929 Died: 1/20/1993 Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium Academy Award-winning, naturally chic film and stage actress whose poise, sense of style and graceful demeanor made her a star in films such as Roman Holiday (1953), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), My Fair Lady (1964), and the thriller Wait Until Dark (1967). From 1988, Hepburn worked for the U.N. Children's Fund, and she received a posthumous Academy Award for her humanitarian efforts. • Paraphrased Paragraph: Audrey Hepburn, a “naturally chic” Belgian-born actress, gained fame after starring in films, such as Breakfast at Tiffany's and My Fair Lady, during the 1950s and 1960s. During the last five years of her life, she worked as a philanthropist, supporting the U.N. Children’s Fund. Sadly, she died on January 20, 1993, at the age of sixty-two. After her death, Hepburn received an Academy Award for her “humanitarian efforts” (“Audrey Hepburn”). This is an example of an in-text citation.

5. Citing Sources You usually cite your sources for a research project in two ways: • In-Text Citations- These are included within parentheses (“Audrey Hepburn”) in the paragraphs of your report. You will learn how to do these next year! • Works Cited Page - This is the last page of your report/project.

6. Citing Sources • Works Cited Page: • This is the last page of your report or project. • It is an ALPHABETICAL list of ALL of the sources that you got information from to create your project/report. • Each entry must be double-spaced and have a hanging indent. • Sample Works Cited: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/

7. Works Cited for a BOOK • Author’s Lastname, Firstname. • Title of Book. • City of Publication: • Publisher, • Year of Publication. • Medium of Publication. Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief. New York: Miramax Books, 2005. Print. This will be Print or Electronic.

8. Works Cited Entry for White Fang London, Jack. White Fang. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2001. Print.

9. Works Cited for INTERNET SOURCE • You will copy the URL of the Web page from your note-taking page into http://www.easybib.com/. • You will check to see if any of the missing information (such as author and publishing date) can be found, usually at the bottom of the page. Leave BLANK if not found. • Additional Information: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/ • Example: "Getting Married." The Middle Ages, Chivalry, and Knighthood. 1998. Web. 09 May 2012. <http://www.dfwx.com/medieval_cult.html>.