This screencast tutorial introduces how to format film and television program sources in an MLA bibliography and provides a variety of examples. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "MLA Bibliography: Film or Television Sources." [5:53]
A great resource for putting together all of a student's possible sources onto note cards for later using in citing.
An excellent tip sheet on how to write and develop a works cited and documentation list for a research paper. Includes in-depth information and examples.
Excellent site outlining each step for Internet research at the middle school and secondary levels. This site focuses on a variety of information literacy topics, from how to research, find and evaluate information, and cite sources. Teacher resources and worksheets are also provided.
Use this "Weed and feed," approach to get only the best resources for your research project.
This lesson discusses the issue of plagiarism and types of plagiarism. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Plagiarism." [6:06]
Extensive examination of the Modern Language Association (MLA) format of writing papers, making reference to the works of others, citations, and notes. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources
Provides guidance on the ways to quote, paraphrase, and summarize information. Gives various reasons for paraphrasing, summarizing, and quoting various sources.
Extensive information on how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) format for citations. Information is provided on general format, referring to other works, reference list, notes, and examples in the APA format. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources
In this lesson, students read informational pieces about whether or not schools should teach cursive writing. They will evaluate the arguments presented and then choose a side of the issue. Finally, they will write their own arguments expressing their points of view.
This package includes graphic organizers, materials, and infographics to support students in grades 6-10 during research and inquiry.
Tips and information about how to evaluate resources, both print and electronic. Includes information about source authority, purpose, objectivity, currency, completeness, and relevance. It includes a printable handout (top right)with questions to ask yourself and where to look for the answers. RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format
Students explore human nature through the story of a young girl coming of age during the Iranian Revolution, and the challenges she faced during this violent, turbulent time.
This site presents and defines the general parts of a research paper: title, abstract, introduction, material and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments, and literature cited. Several helpful questions are presented to the reader throughout the site.
This site provides information on the APA (American Psychological Association) documentation style. The information can be downloaded in PDF format. It refers to several handouts dealing with parenthetical references, reference lists, headings, usage and style, formatting of a paper, and how to cite electronic sources. Several sample entries and pieces of writing are used to illustrate the points being discussed. A link to the APA homepage is also provided.
This site outlines the basics of the MLA (Modern Language Association) style of documentation and includes links to handouts about in-text citations, the works cited page, and how to cite electronic sources. Several sample citations and examples are provided throughout to help illustrate the information being presented. The information can be downloaded in PDF format. A link to the MLA website is also provided.
This site by Virtual Salt offers a great deal of information on evaluating internet sources. Gives tips on what to look for when screening information for usefulness and reliability.
This lesson goes over how to summarize a source for an annotated bibliography. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [4:16] with the lesson's content. [4:16]
This website gives examples to students on how to cite sources for articles, books, other print sources, and non-print sources. Very informative and easy to understand.