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| cite | As a verb, to provide reference to a source. As a noun, a shortened form of the word citation. |
| direct quote | Repeats the words of a source exactly. Quotation marks are used around the quoted material. |
| MLA | Modern Language Association. A manuscript form and documentation system that was created by members of the MLA. Topics include underlining, parenthetical documentation,, outlining, title page, etc. |
| outline | A roadmap that consists of main topics and subtopics in a logical order. You will revise it continually throughout the research process. |
| paraphrase | States an idea expressed in a source, but not in the same words. |
| parenthetical citation | A shorthard references to the Works Cited list at the end of the paper. It gives minimal information about a source (author, last name and the page number on which the information was found) just enough for readers to locate the sources in the Works Cited list. |
| summarize | A shortened statement of an idea in a source. It says the same things in fewer and different words. |
| thesis | A single, declarative sentence that states the controlling ideas of the research paper. It identifies both the topic and the limited focus and suggests what the body of the paper will cover. It is the last sentence in the introductory paragraph. |
| Works Cited | An alphabetical list of all the sources you have referred to in your paper. The Works Cited is the very last page of your research paper. |
