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Chapter 1 Lesson 3
Researching History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The letters at the end of an Internet address that indicate it is a government Web site are ______. | .gov |
| An example of a reference book is ______. | An encyclopedia |
| Plagiarism is ______. | Copying the work of another person |
| The best way to avoid plagiarism is to ______. | Include a reference to the author |
| A reliable resource for researching a historical topic will most likely be nonfiction. | TRUE |
| The first step in researching history is to _______. | Choose a topic |
| The author of an Internet article is not an important detail to notice when you evaluate a source. | TRUE |
| Which of the following is most likely a trustworthy source? | An academic journal article about medieval Japan |
| A Web site with the ending .org is more likely to contain biased information than a Web site with the ending in .gov. | TRUE |
| The values of today's society should be used to evaluate historical events. | FALSE |
| Plagiarism | To presents someone's work as your own without giving proper credit |
| URL | The general term for an address of an online resource |
| Question note cards are most important | Question note cards are most important because they become your research tools |
| How can you distinguish fact from opinion in historical writing? | Look for biased statements of opinion |
| After you have gathered information and answer the questions on your note cards, the next step in writing your report is to- | After you have gathered information and answer the questions on your note cards, the next step in writing your report is to develop an outline |
| Besides the information that you found, something else that should be on your note cards is - | Besides the information that you found, something else that should be on your note cards is the books you used to find your information |
| When trying to decide if your selected research topic is too narrow, you should test it by - | When trying to decide if your selected research topic is too narrow, you should test it by looking it up in the encyclopedia |
| Topic | The first step in a research project is to identify the topic |
| Credentials | Well-known authors of reliable articles will have these to show that they are experts |
| Facts | Historical research should rely on primary sources and Facts or statements that can be proven to be true. |
| Is |
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