Lumen: Using Sources: Using Online Citation and Reference Tools

What is the most effective way to teach scholars how to write a research paper? Educators explore the topic with the AP® English Language and Composition exam resource. The reference material guides teachers in best practices for...

Scholars study a historical photograph to make predictions of what happened right after the picture was taken. They research a variety of different topics and use primary sources to answer questions about common food, fashion trends, and...

Here is a fantastic poster that you can easily and frequently reference in your class whenever you are asking your young writers to cite their sources. Using the acronym ICE, learners are reminded to introduce, cite, and explain...

This lesson focuses on identifying the five components of the "source sandwich:" transition and introduction; a signal phrase; quotation, paraphrase, or summary; citation, and explanation of material's relevance. A practice exercise is...

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...

A picture speaks a thousand words, no matter how old! Scholars use political cartoons from the era of Prohibition and the Temperance Movement to analyze what, a primary document (in this case, a bootlegger's notebook) is telling them...

This site provides hints and guidelines on how to effectively use sources.

This lesson focuses on creating a Works Cited page using the MLA format including page numbers, title, spacing, alphabetical order, and hanging indents. An example is provided. Click the Next button at the bottom right for detailed "in...

This lesson focuses on how to use MLA in-text (or parenthetical) citations including examples and non-examples and a detailed flow chart of when and how to use them. L.9-10.3a Standard Format

This activity focuses on building credibility by properly integrating source materials. It discusses three ways of improving credibility through integration, provides an example, and a practice exercise. SL.9-10.2 eval & integrate...