| A | B |
| Source | Anything that gives you information to answer your research question. |
| Relevant | Means the source relates to the topic and question you are answering. |
| Reliable | Means the source can be depended on for truthful information. It usually has a good domain name (like .edu or .org) and has been recently updated. |
| Primary Source | An original creation, document, artifact, or firsthand witness to an event. |
| Secondary Source | Someone who is retelling or giving an opinion of an original source or work. |
| Works Cited | An alphabetical list of your citations. |
| Citation | Contains the information about a source needed to locate the source again and/or to verify its reliability. |
| Plagiarism | When someone steals another person's ideas or words, by retyping them or copying and pasting them, and not citing the source. |