Citing Sources for SAGE

Citing Your Sources When referring to evidence and information from passages, students should use paraphrasing and short quotations. To credit sources, students should use informal, in-text citations (e.g., MLA author or title tags).

Informal Citation

Citing Your Sources Ex: The text “In Praise of Careful Science” says “Most of the time, scientists work for decades and make very few mistakes.”

Or, you can use a tag at the end of the sentence: Ex: Romantic poetry is described as the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth). Author Tag

Citing Your Sources Author Tag Ex: The Scottish had different patterns that showed what clan a person was in (McClellen and Bree). Author Tag

Citing Your Sources If you don’t know the author, use all or part of the title. Ex:"Standardized tests could effectively measure student understanding" (American Testing). Title Tag

Use all the sources YOU ARE GIVEN.

Use and Cite the sources for your Essay

Important hints

Follow Directions

Set sound and color carefully Once you begin testing, you will not be able to change them.

Take the time you need But don’t waste your time.

Use RAFTS Role Audience Format Task Strong Key Words

Use Argument essay format

Bring these items to the lab

Today we will be in Lab 201