Chapter Exercises

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What else should you consider when narrowing the topic?

How long should the paper be? How many quotes should be on each page?Where are the computer labs?Is procrastinating a bad idea?

What should you do once you have narrowed your topic?

formulate a thesisfind a topicformulate a research question narrow your topic

What should you do once you have formulated a research question?

collect information about the topic study APA formatdetermine your definitive stance on the issuetake a nap; this is the easy part

What questions should you ask yourself as you formulate a research question?

who, what, when, where, why and how? who, what, wherefore?who, what, whatever?who, what, huh?

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Which of the following thesis statements is most specific?

Something should be done to help international students who want to study in America. Lake Tahoe is becoming dirtier every year, and if this trend continues, the river will be totally opaque within ten years. Since the dawn of time, man has gathered together in societies. America's water is becoming dirtier every year.

Your sources should be ________.

relevant recent reliable all of the above

You should use sources that ________.

were printed no earlier than one year before are found in journals go against your thesis support your thesis

What are primary sources?

fictionsecondhand materialsoriginal or firsthand materials hearsay

What are secondary sources?

fictionpoetryinterpretations of firsthand information original materials

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