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Header- on first page- top left hand corner Student’s name Instructor’s name Course title Date Descriptive title, centered, just below the date line.

Basics Typed. 1” margins 12 point, Times New Roman Double-spaced, no added spaces between paragraphs Running header on ALL pages-top right hand corner. Last name and page number staple- top left hand corner

Credible sources No more than 12 months old- updated! From an edu. Org. or. gov. Peer reviewed- library databases Professional Has copyright and author information Is more than just an encyclopedia, dictionary, blog, or “ask” whoever website Use your common sense- if it doesn’t look right, don’t use it

When recording sources List all sources whether you know you’re going to use them or not. Copy and past quotes Note page numbers and all other information for works cited, included websites. Note what the source is about

In text Citations Support Evidence Contrary evidence, for opposing side News stories, articles, interviews Statistics, facts Inspirational Poems, songs, movie quotes Historical information Direct quotes- long quotes- paraphrases- summaries

Identify, signal, tag, Give info on your quotes, paraphrases and summaries from sources Identify + quote/paraphrase/summary + (pg/website/article/lastname) + comment

According to Karim Nice, the author of the fuel cell pages on the How. Stuff. Works Web site, a fuel cell is “an electrochemical energy conversion device that converts hydrogen and oxygen. ” A hydrogen-fueled car is therefore an electric car, powered by an electric motor. CDC findings reported in 2012 that most Americans suffer from mercury poisoning without knowing it (CDC. org).

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they don't do that well" (qtd. in Weisman 259). In most cases, a responsible researcher will attempt to find the original source, rather than citing an indirect source.

Identify (source) Author Publication Credentials Context (setting and background) Article, book, website title A strong introductory verb: according to, states, claims, clarifies, explains, etc

Comment Give context Explain, give point of source and information Don’t end a paragraph with your source.

Quote, paraphrase, summarize Format long quotes correctly in block Punctuate correctly Use quotation marks for direct quotes only Put page number if one exists. No website addresses/url Period goes after parenthesis, if you have one

summaries Brief version of a text- extracts and presents main ideas. Fairly and objectively. Use your own words. Put quotations around words you take from the text.

PRACTICE- Using pg. 89 and 360 write a summary of a paragraph in one of your articles Share these with your neighbor to check each other's work

Paraphrasing A translation of a passage into your own words. Do not use the same words, style or grammar as the original. About the same length as the original. Use for difficult, technical or complex passages

PRACTICE Using pg. 349 -355 paraphrase the same paragraph you summarized. When done share with your neighbor and correct if needed

Tips Italicize titles of large texts: movies, tv shows, books, magazines, albums Use “quotation marks” for smaller texts (that fit into big ones): articles, songs, poems, short stories, tv episodes If you’re not sure, cite it. Cite pictures, graphs, anything that is not yours and is not common knowledge The first time you use a source- give as much information as possible

Works Cited Alphabetical list of sources quoted, paraphrased or summarized in your essay Each citation has a specific format. Title is Works Cited, centered at top 12 pt, times new roman, double spaced. 2 nd and 3 rd lines of entries are indented

Works Cited Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change. ” New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet. " New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth. " Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert. com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.

Basic format of entries Author’s name. Title of Source. Publication. Copyright. Type of source.

Books in works cited Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: Mac. Murray, 1999. Print. Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.

Electronic Sources "How to Make Vegetarian Chili. " e. How. Demand Media, n. d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009. Article or page name. Website name. Publisher or organization. Copyright date. Type of source. Date you accessed.

TED talks in works cited Editor, author, or compiler name. Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution Medium of publication. Date of access. Jacobs, AJ. TED. com. TED. Jan 2009. Web. 12 Jan 2013.

Interviews Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000. Gaitskill, Mary. Interview with Charles Bock. Mississippi Review 27. 3 (1999): 129 -50. Print.