Assessment 2: Citing

Assessment 2: Citing

In text citations

Poll

Who remembers what it means to cite your sources?

• I do!

• I think I do.

• I don't remember.

What it means

• You must cite sources when you use information from another person or paper in your writing.

• You need quotations around the copied sentence. "____"

• Then parenthesis with Authors last name and page number. (Last, pg#).

Example: Cite a sentence from the text

"Why Teens Need Privacy From their Parents" By Denise Witmer

Page 1

When we give our teens the privacy they need, they become more independent and build their self-confidence. Balance between knowing what your teen is doing, trusting your teen to have some private matters and knowing when to step in is a fine line that parents walk every day.

Trust your instincts.

Exemplary Example: "When we give our teens the privacy they need, they become more independent and build their self-confidence" (Witmer, pg1).

I will use citing in my science class when I share my evidence from the text in my assignment.

Multiple Choice

Practice: What is missing from this citation?

"When their children reach the teen years, many parents wonder why their kids suddenly need privacy " (Witmer).

• quotation marks and comma

• comma and page number

• Author's last name and period

• sentence

Correct Citation

"When their children reach the teen years, many parents wonder why their kids suddenly need privacy " (Witmer, pg1).

Assessment

Open Ended

Cite one sentence from the paragraph below :

"Why Teens Need Privacy From their Parents" By Denise Witmer

Page 2

They want to be thought of as mature and capable of handling independence. It is wonderful when we can give our teens their space and privacy. Time alone, their diary and conversations with friends are examples of private areas we can offer our teens.

Sometimes teens may have private conversations with their siblings that need to be respected as well.