Citing Sources Writing Research
Warm-up Correct the following: when citing sources one must look for several things. one, the writer or publisher of the book, webpage, or article. Tow, the date it was last undated; but, most importantly, is this source reliable.
Standard 6.8, 7.8, 8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility of each source and quote, paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing bibliographic information.
Activating Agree or Disagree _______ The author or publisher can be found at the bottom of the webpage only. ______ Using a website with a dead link is okay. ______ Wikipedia is a source we can use in this class.
Ways to Avoid Plagiarism Quotes “….” Paraphrase In text citation Citing all sources
Citing Sources in MLA What you will need: Author of the source Title of article Title of webpage or printed source Date last undated Type of source
Teaching Brands, Justin. “How to Extract a Quarter Out of a CD player.” Troubleshooting Vehicles. October 2015. Web. November 15, 2016.
Practice Website: Sports Injuries Article: How to Avoid Head Injuries while on your Skateboard. Writer/Author: Joel Daniels Lasted updated: Aug. 2016 Web article Daniels, Joel. “How to Avoid Head Injuries while on your Skateboard.” Sports Injuries. Aug. 2016. Web. November 15, 2016.
You Try! Daniels, Joel. “How to Avoid Head Injuries while on your Skateboard.” Sports Injuries. Aug. 2016. Web. November 15, 2016. Notice the second line and following are indented. Don’t forget that.
No Author? Skip the author and start with the article. No Date? Add n.d. where the date should go.
Summary What is the first thing to look for while giving bibliographical information?
Day 2
Warm-up Correct the following: Scientist in England recently discover a new exoplanet, a planet outside our solar system. It circles Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our sun. That make it the closest known exoplanet to Earth (Super Science 3)!
Standard 6.8,7.8,8.8 Citing sources to avoid plagiarism using bibliographical information.
Truth or Bologna This is the correct way to cite a text. Brands, Justin. “How to Extract a Quarter Out of a CD player.” Troubleshooting Vehicles. October 2015. Web. November 15, 2016.
Truth or Bologna “Another Earth?” Super Science. Dec. 2016/Jan.2017. Print.
MLA PURDUE OWL Type MLA PURDUE OWL Look around to make sure this citation is correct.
Correct Order Brands, Justin. “How to Extract a Quarter Out of a CD player.” Troubleshooting Vehicles. October 2015. Web. November 15, 2016
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Summary List the order for citing a source.
Day 3