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Directions Enroll in your teacher’s Turnitin class Access the Gale Virtual Reference Library Locate a for Students article on your title Print the PDF version of the article from the Themes to the end We deliver! Cite sources in NoodleTools
Gale Virtual Reference Library A collection of electronic reference books including the Gale For Students series
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Open the Literary Criticism Research Pathfinder in a new tab
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Click 1. Gale for Students
Open the Gale Virtual Reference Library in a new tab
Click the tab to view the Gale Virtual Reference Library
Enter the title of your work here in quotations
Short Demo
Look for the for Students series
Click on the title to view the article
The for Students series is a great starting point for your research!
This for Students article is a Comprehensive 25-page article written specifically for high school students.
You will only print the pages with: Themes Style Historical Context Critical Overview Criticism Sources For Further Study
Tool Box allows you to , download or print
Click to view the PDF from the Tool Box
Click to show one page at a time
Navigate through the article past the Introduction
Past the Author Biography and Plot Summary
Past the listing of major Characters
You will start your printout with the Themes; make note of the page number
Reading about the Themes of your work may give you ideas for your thesis
The section on Style discusses Literary elements the author used
The section on Historical Context outlines the social, political and cultural climate in which the author lived and the novel was created.
The Critical Overview provides historical background on the critical reputation of the work.
Criticism provides critical essays written for Novels for Students and previously published criticism
Read the introduction (in italics) for an overview of the essay and information on the author.
At the end of each critical essay you will find the citation information
Since this article was written for Novels for Students, you would cite it as An Article in a Reference Book
Here’ s the second critical essay
The next essay is an excerpt.
Look at the end of the article for the citation information
Here is the original publication information from the journal where the article was first published
Here is the last critical essay
Here is the original publication information from the journal where the article was first published
Make note of any blank pages. This critical essay is not available in the e-book
To print your article, click the printer icon within Adobe Acrobat®
The default setting will print the entire article
Change the Print Range to print only the pages you need. If you have blank pages use a comma between sections. E.g., 6-13, 17-25
Once you get your printout… Write your name on your article Write down the source information Write down the database: Gale Virtual Reference Library
Find the Criticism Section Circle the source citation for your critical essays
Directions Locate a for Students article from the Gale Virtual Reference Library View PDF from the Tool Box Print from the Themes to the end of the article Do NOT print any blank pages Stay in your seat and read the plot and character summaries We deliver! Write your name and Source citation on the printout
Now it’s your turn…
Enter the title of your work here in quotations
Look for the for Students series
Click on your title
Click to View the PDF
Click to show one page at a time
Navigate page-by-page through the article to the Themes section
You will start your printout with the Themes; make note of the page number
Change the Print Range to print only the pages you need.
Directions Locate a for Students article from the Gale Virtual Reference Library View PDF from the Tool Box Print from the Themes to the end of the article Do NOT print any blank pages Stay in your seat and read the plot and character summaries We deliver! Write your name and Source citation on the printout.
Once you get your printout… Write your name on your article Write down the source information Save your article to your H-drive; the article to yourself
Find the Criticism Section Circle the source citation for your critical essays Jot down original source journal
Citing Novels for Students using NoodleTools
Go back to the Pathfinder
Click on 6. MLA Citations
Open NoodleTools in a new tab
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Use your school network user name and password
Create a New Project to get started
There are many different documentation styles. Pleasant Valley adopted the MLA Style.
Select MLA Advanced Name your project Catcher in the Rye
If your teacher has a class set up in NoodleTools you can share your list with your teacher to get feedback. Click on the Sharing link
Select your teacher/class
Enter your name
Click Share Project
Checkmarks indicate sharing status
Click on the project to open Click on Bibliography to begin adding citations
Examine your source carefully to determine the correct citation type. HINT: always look for the ORIGINAL source.
Pull down the window to select from the list
Go back to the Pathfinder
Annotation Generator Will prompt you with ideas for your citation annotations.
Open the Citing Novels for Students Tutorial in a new tab
The tutorial contains examples for four (4) types of citations: 1.Introductory material (including the author biography, plot, themes, style, historical context, and critical overview) 2.Critical essay written for Novels for Students 3.Previously published critical essay from a journal 4.Previously published critical essay from a book Note: You must determine what type of information you are using in order to cite it properly.
Example #1 Introductory Material: author biography, plot, characters, themes, style, historical context, and critical overview
author biography plot characters themes style historical context critical overview
Pull down window to select citation type: Reference Source
Example #2 Critical Essay written for Novels for Students
Therefore you would cite it as a reference book article
Pull down window to select citation type: Reference Source
Example #3 A previously published essay from a journal reprinted in Novels for Students
You can tell the original publication was a journal when you see a volume and issue number or a month/season of publication
Select “Journal” since the original source is a journal
Example #4 A previously published essay from a book reprinted in Novels for Students
Example #4: A previously published essay from a book You can tell the original publication was a book when you see a publisher and a year of publication This is an excerpt from the full essay
Select “Book” since the original source came from a book
After all your sources are entered, Click Print/Export to Word
Click to Save
Click Save
Save to your H drive
Create a folder and Name your file
Open your file
Proof your copy, make any needed corrections, and add your header! Save and insert the file into your paper (after a page break)
Open your paper. Go to the end and insert a page break.
Insert your works cited file
Voila!
Proof your copy, make any needed corrections. You will then insert the file at the end of your paper.
You can use NoodleTools to create a list of works cited for any project or class!
Until we meet again… Read your For Students article Talk to the text Formulate a working thesis