Informational info-graphic.
Use M-L-A citations.
Research questions and keywords.
Do some social research.
Library research.
Summarizing, paraphrasing and quatations.
Avoid Plagiarism
How to make an informational writing piece.
Credibility And Reliability
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Use diigo to help research
Make your source credible by using newer sources and avoiding opinion. Watch out, it may not be reliable if it has a .com or even a .org.
Use a library data base to research topics.
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Cite your work and include in-text evidence.
Examples.
Include a link
Or cite by page (Jones 62)
Use words like "AND" To narrow down your search results.
Give the creator some credit by including their name in your bibliography.
Differences.
Summarizing is when you shorten text.
Paraphrasing is when you put text into your own words.
Quotations ( " " " ' ' ' ) Are when you quote someones words.
Hope fully this helps you out.
These are the ways to research and collect data.