Research Paper Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a personal, often unfair, opinion or feeling for or against someone or something
  2. 4. To judge the value or condition of something in a careful way.
  3. 5. Direct, firsthand evidence from the time of an event or original research, such as experiments, surveys, interviews, letters, diaries, and photographs.
  4. 9. structured, digital collections used to find credible, scholarly, and specialized information—such as peer-reviewed journals, reports, and patents—that are often unavailable via standard web searches.
  5. 10. an organization that provides a handbook for research citations which provides standard guidelines for academic research and formatting.
  6. 11. To examine something in detail to understand it better.
  7. 12. To combine different ideas, evidence, or sources to create a new understanding.
Down
  1. 1. materials providing information, evidence, or data used to support arguments, establish facts, or provide context in academic work.
  2. 3. is a brief reference within your paper's body—usually author and page number, e.g., (Smith 163)—that directs readers to the full source details on the Works Cited page.
  3. 6. Materials that analyze, interpret, or synthesize primary sources, including academic books, review articles, and documentaries.
  4. 7. summary of a research paper, typically 150–300 words, that highlights the study's purpose, methods, key results, and conclusions.
  5. 8. the central argument or main claim of a research paper or essay, usually located at the end of the introduction.