1.  What are the pronouns used in the second sentence of paragraph 2?  To whom do these pronouns refer?  In order to correct this error, you need to know that Hamlet is being asked by the ghost of his murdered father to avenge his death.  Now, rewrite the sentence to clear up the pronoun confusion!

2.  Complete Benchmark #3.  Read pp. 772 to 779 in Language Text.  Complete our outline for our research papers.  Add ideas and thoughts to outlines.  Share and discuss outlines with a partner.  Begin writing rough drafts.  Use parenthetical citations. (What’s that?)

3. Key point 1: First point (note card text) Supporting detail (note card text) Key point 2: First point (note card text)) Supporting detail (note card text) Key point 3: Gathering your information Once your note cards are in order, use them to create an outline to follow as you write your paper. Begin with a working outline, arranging your details in groups without using numbers or letters. Add your ideas and examples into your outline. Thesis Statement:

4.  A citation is a reference to a source used in a research project. Whenever you use another person’s ideas or words in a research paper, you must cite, or give credit, to that person. That’s called citing your source. Baines, Dudley. Emigration from Europe, 1815-1930. Cambridge: University Press, 1995.

5.  Citations must be accurate and standard so that anyone who reads your research can easily find the information you used. MLA style is a standard way of citing sources. This means each source you use should be formatted in a specific way. MLA style was developed by the Modern Language Association.

6. 1.to find information 2.to show that you understand your topic 3.to avoid plagiarism There are three important reasons to cite your sources.

7.  Citations help you remember where you got your information.  You can return to a source for more information or to clarify facts.  Citations help your readers locate information when they want to do more research.

8. They also show that other people support what you’ve written about your topic. Citations show that your research was careful and thorough.

9.  Citations give credit to people whose ideas you use. Plagiarism is using someone else’s ideas or knowledge without giving that person credit. Avoid plagiarism by giving people credit for their ideas and their words.

10. 1.At the end of your paper, add a Works Cited list.  Use two ways to cite your sources. 2.Within the paper, use parenthetical citations.

11.  A Works Cited list is a list of all the sources you used in your research paper. Here are some entries for part of a Works Cited list. Baines, Dudley. Emigration from Europe, 1815-1930. Cambridge: University Press, 1995. Brenner, Reuven. “Land of Opportunity” Forbes 12 Oct. 1998: 66-68. “Chinese and Westward Expansion.” The Chinese in California, 1850-1925. 28 March 2003. Library of Congress. 20 Nov 2008.

12.  Sources are put in the Works Cited list in alphabetical order, double- spaced, and indented one-half inch.  Here is an excerpt from a final Works Cited list. Works Cited Baines, Dudley. Emigration from Europe, 1815-1930. Cambridge: University Press, 1995. Brenner, Reuven. “Land of Opportunity” Forbes 12 Oct. 1998: 66-68.

13. Listing all your sources in the Works Cited list is an important part of your research paper.  In the body of your paper, you also need to tell exactly where you found any information that came from other sources.  You do that using a parenthetical citation.

14.  A parenthetical citation appears in the body of your paper wherever you use another person’s ideas, facts, or words. A parenthetical citation always refers to a source in your Works Cited list.

15.  To create a parenthetical citation, give the author’s last name and the page number(s) from the source. Put this information in parentheses at the end of the sentence, before the final punctuation. Many letters sent home to families were written with the intent of encouraging further emigration (Baines 32). Baines, Dudley. Emigration from Europe, 1815-1930. Cambridge: University Press, 1994. Readers can now find complete information about the source in your Works Cited list. Many letters sent home to families were written with the intent of encouraging further emigration (Baines 32). Baines, Dudley. Emigration from Europe, 1815-1930. Cambridge: University Press, 1995.

16. Dudley Baines notes that some letters sent home to families were written with the intent of encouraging further emigration (32). If the author’s name appears in the sentence, you need to cite only the page number(s) in parentheses. For sources without page numbers, like most Web sites, you might include the author’s name or the title of the source within the text instead of using parentheses. Or you may just include the author’s name or the article name in your parenthetical citation. According to the Web page “Chinese and Westward Expansion” most Chinese immigrants were not allowed to own land or file mining claims. Dudley Baines notes that some letters sent home to families were written with the intent of encouraging further emigration (32). According to the Web page “Chinese and Westward Expansion” most Chinese immigrants were not allowed to own land or file mining claims.

17.  Language Text  Read pp. 202-203.  Complete Ex. 8.  Due Monday, March 29.