Research+Paper+Tips+and+Tricks 

= Use the following links for some extra help with your research paper. Links are organized by research component. =

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Identifying Reliable Sources

 * ==PDE Website Evaluation Practice- Look at audience, purpose, and author's bias when evaluating each of the sites.==
 * == **Evaluating Sources Practice ** ==
 * == **Creating an Annotated Bibliography ** ==

Citing Sources Using MLA Format
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 * == Sample Essay with MLA Formatting Quiz ==
 * == Citation Games for Multiple Print and Web Sources ==
 * ==Citation Practice Game "MLA Master Blaster" ==
 * ==MLA Citation "Drag & Drop" Game ==

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

 * ==Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing- What's the Difference? Why/how do we use all three?==
 * ==Paraphrasing- More specific practice.==
 * ==Paraphrasing Exercises 1==
 * ==Paraphrasing Exercises 2 ==
 * ==[|How to avoid plagiarism]==

Incorporating Textual Support

 * == In-text Citation Examples ==
 * == In-text Citation Quiz ==
 * == MLA In-text Citations: The Basics ==
 * == Incorporating Quotes ==

Creating a Works Cited Page

 * == Sample Works Cited Page ==
 * == Works Cited Page Quiz ==
 * ==[|Diana Hacker]==
 * ==[|Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)]==

Creating an Outline/Organizing your Thoughts

 * ==PDE Prewriting Strategies ==
 * ==PDE Graphic Organizer Templates ==

Writing a Rough Draft

 * ==How to format your essay MLA guidelines ==

Editing and Revising

 * == Step 1: [|Initial proofreading] ==
 * == Step 2: [|Proofreading for common errors] ==
 * == Step 3: [|Proofreading for cohesion] ==