It’s important to cite our sources!It’s important to cite our sources!

By Mrs. Fisher

Why?

When you use someone else’s work or When you use someone else’s work or ideas you must give that person ideas you must give that person credit.credit.

1. A citation provides a method of giving A citation provides a method of giving recognition to the author of an idea or recognition to the author of an idea or expression whether from a written source expression whether from a written source or some other medium.or some other medium. A citation allows your audience to locate A citation allows your audience to locate your sources –your sources – furthering their knowledge.furthering their knowledge.

2.

If you do not cite the sources upon which If you do not cite the sources upon which your research is based, you will be guilty ofyour research is based, you will be guilty of

3.plagiarismplagiarism..

What’s Plagiarism?

Image:http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/588501/2/istockphoto_588501_dialogue_bubble

is using someone else’s words or ideas without giving them proper credit.

It’s wrong, WRONG,WRONG!

PLAGIARISM

So how do I

cite sources?

Image: http://www.outsideleft.com/shrinker465.php?s=i/stars/stewiekm.jpg&w=465

By making a Works Cited Page By making a Works Cited Page or Bibliography . . .or Bibliography . . .

Image: http://www.school-reform.net/images/2SmilespT.jpg

What’s a Bibliography?

A bibliography is an alphabetized listing of all your sources.

Like this—Like this—

http://www.rlc.dcccd.edu/library/infolit-ol/mlasl/cited.jpg

Works CitedWorks Cited

1776: The Year America was Born. 1776: The Year America was Born. Chicago: New Haven Press, 1985.Chicago: New Haven Press, 1985.

Allen, Robert C., ed. Allen, Robert C., ed. The Hopi Way.The Hopi Way. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.

Allen, Thomas B. Allen, Thomas B. Vanishing Wildlife of North AmericaVanishing Wildlife of North America. Washingtion D. C.: National. Washingtion D. C.: NationalGeographic Society, 1974.Geographic Society, 1974.

Bouchette, Ed. “Porter May Face Bengals Sunday.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Bouchette, Ed. “Porter May Face Bengals Sunday.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 17 September 2003 <17 September 2003 <http://www.post-gazette.com>.>.

““Japan.” Japan.” EncartaEncarta. 1998ed. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1998.. 1998ed. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1998.

““Judy Blume.” Judy Blume.” UXL Discovering AuthorsUXL Discovering Authors. Online. Student Resource Center.. Online. Student Resource Center.15 September 2003. 15 September 2003.

Kanfer, Stefan. “Heard Any Good Books Lately?” Kanfer, Stefan. “Heard Any Good Books Lately?” TimeTime 21 July 1986: 64-71. 21 July 1986: 64-71.

Pettingill, Olin Sewall, Jr. “Falcon and Falconry.” Pettingill, Olin Sewall, Jr. “Falcon and Falconry.” World Book EncyclopediaWorld Book Encyclopedia. 1980.. 1980.

Ridge, Jeffrey P. “Tax Increase Promises Hard Times.” Ridge, Jeffrey P. “Tax Increase Promises Hard Times.” Chicago Tribune.Chicago Tribune. 15 Dec. 2002 nat.ed., sec. A : 2.15 Dec. 2002 nat.ed., sec. A : 2.

Searles, Baird and, Martin Last. Searles, Baird and, Martin Last. A Reader’s Guide to Science FictionA Reader’s Guide to Science Fiction. New York: . New York:

Facts on File, Inc., 1979.Facts on File, Inc., 1979.

http://www.mtlsd.org/mellon/stuff/finished%20wks%20ctd%20page.doc

Now Let’s Take A Closer Look At

Individual Entries . . .

http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/IMP/IMP141/Boy_with_magnifying_glass.jpg

In Grades K-12, we use the MLA or

Modern Language Association’s rule’s for doing citations.

http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/IMP/IMP141/Boy_with_magnifying_glass.jpg

An example of a book entry:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Book Title. City of

Publication: Publishing Company, Publication Date.

Important: you must indent the second and third lines (and any additional lines) of any entry.

An example for a collection/textbookAn example for a collection/textbookwith two authors:with two authors:

First Author’s Last Name, First Name and Second Author’s First Name Last Name. “Title of Selection.” Title ofBook. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright

year.Pages.

*Important Note:*Important Note:

Usually for a collection/textbook there will be more than two authors. In this case, you can list them in a series like shown above or you can just but the first author and add “et al” which means “and others”:

First Author’s Last Name, First Name, et al. “Title of

An example of an encyclopedia entry:

Author’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Name of Encyclopedia. Year of Edition. Volume number, page(s).

(If no author is given, start with title.)

Socrates Sappho Plato

Archimedes Herodotus Aesop

Aristotle Thucydides Hesiod

Aeschylus Aristarchus Pindar

Sophocles Pythagoras Homer

Hippocrates Euripides Euclid

Aristophanes Cleisthenes Draco

Demosthenes Pericles Solon

Alexander the Great•.

Mercury Jupiter Mars

Saturn Earth Venus

Uranus Neptune Pluto

An example of an online encyclopedia entry:

“Title of article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Version. <URL>. (Date you accessed the website).

Here’s an example for the Here’s an example for the online encyclopedia citation:online encyclopedia citation:

“Ancient Greece.”Britannica School. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2015.

Web.<http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/274648# > Visited February

19, 2015.

Author’s Name (if known) Last, First. “Title of Article.” [Online] Document date (if available).Website address (URL) Visited (Date you accessed the website).

An example of an Internet source:

When you use an image found online follow this:

Artist or Photographer (if known). “Description or Title.” [Online] Date of Image. Title of Website. Date Visited. URL .Example:Smith, Greg. “Rhesus Monkeys in the Zoo.” [Online]  Monkey Picture Gallery. http://www.monkeys.online.org/rhesus.jpg. Visited May 3, 2005. 

Image: http://www.addletters.com/pictures/bart-simpson-generator/bart-simpson-generator.gif

Now you have some good tools to use . . .

So Please Remember to Cite Your Sources !!!

(If you don’t want to be in big trouble!)

Image: http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/bartWRHa.jpg

Photo on Slide 1Photo on Slide 1

<http://www.rsd17.org/TeacherWebPage/<http://www.rsd17.org/TeacherWebPage/HighSchool/DMatthews/HK%20Media/mediaHighSchool/DMatthews/HK%20Media/media%20center%20projects%20&%20pixs%20center%20projects%20&%20pixs%20032.jpg>%20032.jpg>

Slide 3 Idea taken from Slide 3 Idea taken from

<http://www.wpunj.edu/library/usered/citing.ppt><http://www.wpunj.edu/library/usered/citing.ppt>

Slides 5,8,9,6,10,11 taken fromSlides 5,8,9,6,10,11 taken from

<http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users/title3/<http://www.schenectady.k12.ny.us/users/title3/Future%20Grant%20Projects/Projects/bibcit/Future%20Grant%20Projects/Projects/bibcit/Final%20Project/Bibliography%20andFinal%20Project/Bibliography%20and%20Citation_files/frame.htm>%20Citation_files/frame.htm>

Press esc to exit

THANK YOU

BIBLIOGRAPHY EXERCISE

On loose-leaf, arrange these sources into the correct format and alphabetical order: Encyclopedia Americana Joel Garreau“Albert Einstein” Edge City 1991 edition Doubleday (publisher) 1990 New York

1991 www.britannica.com “Women in American History” Britannica Online Version 98.1.1 Nov. 1997 Encyclopedia Britannica 10 Mar. 1998

CITATION EXERCISE

Follow these steps: 1. Find a book. 2. Select and copy a quote on

loose-leaf. 3. Cite the quote correctly. 4.

SUGGESTED SOURCESSUGGESTED SOURCESEncyclopedias Encyclopedias Books Books Internet sources Internet sources Note: use at least one of each type Note: use at least one of each type

of source. of source.

Click picture to return

http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/content.php?pid=50827&sid=386249

http://www.stjohns.edu/media/1/98edd9dd90aa44fea82a4bf17b32f6a8.gif