7th Grade Research Paper Vocabulary Words
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Introduction
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the part of the paper that explains what will be found in the paper and includes the thesis sentence
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Thesis statement
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the main idea of the paper is presented in this sentence
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Source
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a person or publication that supplies information
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Plagiarism
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work (ideas or words of another person) stolen and passed off as one's own
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Works cited or bibliography
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a list of where you found the information; found at the end of the paper
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Direct quote
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repeats the words of the source exactly
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Paraphrase
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a way of restating by giving meaning in different words
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Summary
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repeats in different words and at the same time condenses an idea taken from a source
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Outline
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a brief summary, often in numbered divisions
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Rough draft
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a quick version from which the final work is produced
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Conclusion
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a final summing up
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Final draft
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the completed document ready for others to view.
