1. Making research legal.

2. What is citing?  Citing a source is when you give credit to the places where you got your information. Why cite sources?  Using a source without citing it correctly is called plagiarism, and can lead to disciplinary action.

3. What needs to be cited?  Anything that is not your original thought. Ideas and quotes from other places need citations. There are specific formats to cite: Websites Books Magazine articles News papers Encyclopedias Films Photographs

4.  The two common citation styles are MLA (Modern Language Association) APA (American Psychological Association)  Your teacher will tell you which one you are expected to use. I will teach you both.

5. APA style citations A Book: Last Name, F. (Year Published). Book Title. Publisher City: Publisher Name. Ex. Brown, D. (2004). The DaVinci code. New York: Scholastic. A Website: Last Name, First. “Page Title.” Website Title. Retrieved (date), from (web address) Ex. Smith, J. (2009, January). Obama inaugurated as President. CNN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2009, from http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/01/21/obama_inaugurated/index.html

6. MLA style citations A Book: Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Publisher City: Publisher Name, Year Published. Medium. Ex. Smith, John. The Sample Book. Pittsburgh: BibMe, 2008. Print. A Website: Last Name, First Name. "Page Title." Website title. Sponsoring Institution/Publisher, Publication Date. Medium. Date Accessed. Ex. Smith, John. "Obama inaugurated as President." CNN.com. Cable News Network, 21 Jan. 2009. Web. 1 Feb. 2009.

7. How do I cite other media?  A full citation guide for both styles WITH EXAMPLES is available at www.bibme.org/citation-guide

8. TASK There are 6 books on each table. Please write citations for each book. Even numbered tables use MLA Odd numbered tables use APA

9. H.W. Keep working on your biography project