Citations: Why?  Every time you use an idea that has not come out of your own head, you must say where you got that information. This is called citing a source. You must cite whenever you do any of the following:  Quote a writer  Summarize a writer’s ideas  Put another writer’s ideas into your own words  In general, citing a source means putting the writer’s name or the source in parentheses before ending your sentence or using the  Ex. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses romance and violence to show the relationship between love and hate (Bevington). 12 Table of Contents

2 Citing Internet Sources: In-Text Citations According to a new study in the journal Pediatrics (TIME), in 2005, the number of children who visited emergency rooms for treatment of concussions was more than twice what it had been in 1997, Dr. Mehmet Oz (TIME) explains, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is trying to raise awareness through a comprehensive education program called Heads Up: Concussion in Youth Sports.  AUTHOR, STUDY, OR ORGANIZATION named in a “signal phrase” An Associated Press analysis states that, of the 51 youth concussion laws — one in each state and the District of Columbia — found that fewer than half contain all of the key principles in the initial bill passed in Washington state in (USA Today)

Citing Internet Sources: In-Text Citations  If the electronic source (website, e-article, etc.) has an author, then you cite the author’s name and the title of the article in quotes. Include the magazine or newspaper name if known. 16  If the author or reporter is not known, then cite the organization, company name, or news organization. Football is America’s most popular sport. Some 2.5 million kids play the game—often in leagues that start as early as first grade. (Shotz, “Should Kids Play Football?” Scholastic Scope) High school football players alone sustain 100,000 full-blown, diagnosed concussions per year. (Center for Disease Control, Time Magazine)

Citing Internet Sources: Works Cited Page 17  You should include as much of the following information on the Works Cited page as possible: Author/Organization Name. “Title of Specific Web Page.” Name of Web Site. Copyright/Last Updated Date. Type of Media. Date information was accessed by you. Note: If you don’t know the date, write n.d. if no copyright/last updated date is available (without the bold). Table of Contents