Research Vocabulary
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Word and Part of
Speech
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Definition
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Sixth Grade
Sentence Using the Word
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plagiarism (noun)
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stealing some
body’s work or idea
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There are a lot of
people who use plagiarism to make life easier (until they are caught).
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plagiarize (verb)
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to steal some body’s
work or idea; copy
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Some people
plagiarize to just finish their work, however they do not realize how dumb it
is to do that.
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paraphrase ( verb)
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express the meaning
of a writer’s words by using different words; make shorter; to rephrase or
simplify; summarize
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My mom tells me
every detail about her day, and I paraphrase it.
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cite (verb)
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name your source or
author
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I make sure to cite
my sources because it’s ethical, and you can’t take credit for something you
didn’t create.
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citation (noun)
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acknowledgement (recognition)
of who created the idea or who wrote the work
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The citation tells
you who created the idea or the work.
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quote (verb)
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Repeat somebody’s
exact words, or do refer to somebody for proof; use punctuation to show it
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In the court,
lawyers quote the witnesses’ words for evidence.
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