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University of North Carolina

Citation Builder

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Does the publication date come before or after the title? Should there be a comma between the location and year? The answer depends on whether you're using the MLA, APA, Chicago,4or CSE/CBE style guide. A citation builder clears up...
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Works Cited Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Awesome! Teach your writers and researchers how to create a works cited page by giving them this activity. Their assignment is to create a proper works cited page that uses a list of different magazine articles, books, and poems. All of...
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In Text Citations

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What is citation? Why cite? Researchers are introduced to the Modern Language Association (MLA) style guide for research writing. Examples are plentiful and color-coded to highlight specific aspects of the conventions.
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Using Citations in a Research Paper

For Teachers 5th - 8th
As a prequel to a research assignment, class members explore writing citations in the modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA) formats. In pairs, or individually, researchers use books and magazines...
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Introduction to Legal Citation

For Teachers Higher Ed
A good resource for law students who need some help with citation, this presentation covers many key points from the ALWD Citation Manual. The nuances of legal citation, such as typeface, numbers, and primary sources, will become simple...
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Workforce Solutions

Professional References

For Teachers 9th - 12th
To gain an understanding of the importance of professional references, class members engage in two projects. First, individuals examine an online review site (Yelp, for example), paying particular attention to the positive and negative...
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Integrating Citations into Memos

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
What are citations? Why use them? How are citations integrated into memos?  These and other questions are answered by a color-coded presentation that highlights the point under discussion.
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Citation Tools

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Citation tools make citing textual evidence much easier. If your school is looking to compare and contrast its options, consider using this presentation to showcase some of the options currently on the market. Note: This is not a...
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EngageNY

Creating a Graphic Novelette and Peer Critique: Glossary, Citations, and Table of Contents

For Teachers 5th Standards
A, B, C ... let's alphabetize to get organized! Using the informative resource, scholars create an alphabetized glossary of key words for their graphic novelettes. Additionally, they create a table of contents and citations page. 
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MLA Electronic Source Citation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
After your class is relatively familiar with plagiarism and different citation formats, introduce them to MLA with this presentation. Actual documents are used to practice citing sources, so it's a great opportunity to get your class...
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Organizer
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Student Handouts

Graphic Organizer: Reference Citations

For Students 3rd - 11th Standards
Pupils practice researching sources and logging citation information with this graphic organizer. After posing a general topic, groups of students are asked to devise general questions about that topic, and to research sources that they...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Annotated Bibliographies

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
When researchers write a paper, they become curators of information. It's their job to determine the best sources of information on a topic and use those sources to inform their writing. As part of a larger series, a handout on annotated...
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In-Text Citation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Wow! Here's a comprehensive look at the world of plagiarism. Types of plagiarism are defined, examples are shown, and in-text examples are highlighted. Being 75 slides long, this presentation is slightly overwhelming. Consider dividing...
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MLA Documentation & Style

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Bring your class to the computer lab to learn MLA format. As you progress through the presentation's 28 slides, simply pause for your class to make any necessary adjustments to their personal essay as needed. The last few slides contain...
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Games Children Play

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help your middle schoolers recognize the similarities and differences between the games they play and those played by pioneer children. Using the Internet, they research a game of their choice and discover how it has evolved over time....
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MLA Citation practice

For Teachers 9th
Do your writers have a hard time properly citing their sources in MLA style? Use this SMART board activity to practice these skills in a fun, interactive way. After debating a topic in class (the lesson uses "random drug testing in...
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APA Format and Citation

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
What is APA format, and how is it different from MLA format? Dive into the world of APA, investigate how to properly cite resources in-text, and look at a reference list of sources. Intended for higher education, not all of the...
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Handout
San José State University

MLA Formatting Guidelines: Ellipsis for Omissions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
If you would like a concise overview of MLA formatting, this two-page handout provides it. It addresses page layout, parenthetical citations, and works cited (including when and how to use ellipses to indicate an omission), but it does...
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Citing Sources

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Practice citation skills with this activity, which takes learners to the Library/Media center. There, they will view a Powerpoint presentation and practice collecting data in both print and non-print sources. All necessary materials are...
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Sample Lesson on Taking Notes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have your middle schoolers define the terms outline, summary, paraphrase, plagiarism, citation, reference, and bibliography. They identify the main ideas, topic sentence, supporting ideas in technical writing and create note cards using...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 9 ELA Module 3, Unit 3, Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th Standards
Plagiarism is the theft of intellectual property. To avoid this crime, class members learn how to create a works cited page and how to craft in-text citations. After examining a high-performance model paragraph and an example of a works...
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Literacy Design Collaborative

Existentialism and Kafka

For Teachers 10th Standards
Scholars read Kafka's The Metamorphosis and research for essays and articles on existentialism. After gaining information and evidence from their research, pupils write essays defining existentialism and its relationship on the work of...
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Recognizing Reference Sources

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate five different reference sources in the Media Center: Atlas, Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Card Catalog (Look Up Station), and the Internet. They decide which is the BEST source to use to answer specific questions.
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Documentation, MLA Style

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Whether preparing for a senior thesis or a college-level paper, viewers need to know the format used in research writing, the general rules for sources, and source citation. The models presented here follow the Modern Language...

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