SKILLS LESSON – GATHERING INFORMATION

If you record the exact words from a source, what kind of information have you recorded?

paraphrase
annotation
summary
quotation

quotation

Analyze the note cards below and answer the question that follows.

Which piece of data best fits in the body of the note card above?

"Cloning is an asexual form of reproduction. All the child’s genes would come from a body cell of a single individual . . . ."
"If a man cloned himself, would the child be that man’s son or his twin brother? It would be neither, it would be a new category of biological relationship: his clone."
"Societies have the right and responsibility to decide which uses of such screening technologies should be allowed and which should be banned."
"Many people assume that germline engineering is necessary to allow couples at risk of passing on a genetic disease to avoid doing so. This is not so."

"Cloning is an asexual form of reproduction. All the child’s genes would come from a body cell of a single individual . . . ."

What information should your organizational system document?

bibliographic information for all sources used
research information in its various forms
author, title of the piece, and publisher
all of these

all of these

What should you record on a note card if you’re using the index-card organizational system?

bibliographic information
quotation, paraphrase, summary
title of the original source
bibliographic annotation

quotation, paraphrase, summary

Analyze the bibliography card and answer the question that follows.

Which note card is properly formatted and labeled?

D

What should you record on a bibliographic card if you’re using the index-card organizational system?

quotation, paraphrase, summary
title referring to category
MLA bibliographic info
plan for using the data

MLA bibliographic info

Analyze the bibliography card below and answer the question that follows.

Which note card is properly formatted and labeled?

NOT A

D

Which phrase best defines "annotated bibliography"?

a bibliography that is typed on expensive paper with a specified font
a summary and evaluation of each potential source for a research project
a handwritten summary of the location of research sources
a day-by-day log of all bibliographic sources for a research project

a summary and evaluation of each potential source for a research project

Read the excerpt below from the source material and the bibliography card. Then, answer the question that follows.

Excerpt from "Human Cloning and Genetic Modification":

1. Reproductive cloning uses the cloning procedure to produce a clonal embryo which is implanted in a woman’s womb with intent to create a fully formed living child—a clone. . . .

2. Therapeutic cloning uses the cloning procedure to produce a clonal embryo, but instead of being implanted in a womb and brought to term it is used to generate stem cells. . . .

The purpose of using clonal embryos to generate stem cells is to allow creation of tissues or organs that the clonal donor can use without having these tissues or organs rejected by their body’s immune system.

Most people oppose reproductive cloning. Some people oppose reproductive cloning but support therapeutic cloning. Others oppose therapeutic cloning as well as reproductive cloning, either because they are opposed to the destruction of embryos as a matter of principle, or because they feel the acceptance of therapeutic cloning will set us on a slippery slope to the acceptance of reproductive cloning and human genetic manipulation.

It is possible to support stem cell research and still oppose research involving therapeutic cloning.

Bibliography Card:

Which note card is properly formatted and labeled?

B

A key difference between the annotated bibliography and the works cited page is that the annotated bibliography __________ each source.

summarizes, assess, and reflects on
lists only the author and page number of
includes a photocopy or screenshot of
provides in-text citations for

summarizes, assess, and reflects on

How many ideas should be on each note card in the index-card method of note-taking?

zero
one
two
as many as you can fit

one

Based on the MLA style guide, what do you need to submit with a research paper?

annotated bibliography
works cited page
bibliographic cards
note cards

works cited page

Cybercards are most useful for __________.

keeping a personal diary
writing to-do lists
tracking Internet-based research
creating new inventions

tracking Internet-based research