Activity 3.5 Citations

Activity 3.5 Citations

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It is important to provide basic bibliographic information for sources. This practice helps you give credit to information that is not your own when you communicate your findings, and thus avoid plagiarism. Basic bibliographic information includes author, title, source, date, and medium of publication.

The following models show a standard format for citing basic bibliographic information for common types of sources.

Multiple Choice

Which of these can be used as a source?

• Book

• Magazine

• Website

• ALL of them

Book

Last name, First name of author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

Multiple Choice

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

• give credit to the person who created the material you are using

• change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word

• hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work

Multiple Choice

Jo Marchant wrote a book called Decoding the Heavens, published in 2009 by Da Capo Press. Which of the following appears first in the citation?

• Jo

• Da Capo Press

• Marchant

• Decoding the Heavens

Internet Site

“Article or Specific Page Title.” Title of Website. Name of Site Sponsor (if available), Date posted or last updated, if available. Medium of Publication. Day, Month (abbreviated), Year Accessed.

Example:

“Abraham Lincoln.” The White House. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when it asks for the "Date of Access?"

• The date the web page was published on the Internet.

• The date you took notes from the web page.

• Your birthday.

• The author's birthday.

Multiple Choice

Where do you usually find the publisher of the web page?

• Near the top of the page.

• Near the bottom of the page.

• You'll never find the publisher of a web page.

• In the middle of the web page.

Multiple Choice

Trivia:

Which holiday does not occur during spring?

• Father's Day

• Easter

• St. Patrick's Day

• Mothers' Day

Magazine or Newspaper Article

Last name, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical. Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Example:

Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time. 20 Nov. 2000: 70–71. Print.

Multiple Choice

A citation for a print magazine article generally includes:

• An issue number

• The name of the editor

• The date you read the article

• A full URL

Multiple Choice

What movie is this?

• Up

• Tarzan

• Toy Story

• Chronicles of Narnia

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6. Suppose you are conducting research on this debatable topic: Is it ethical to keep animals in zoos? Imagine that you have used the following sources. Practice writing the basic bibliographic information for each.

Source

You read a book on animal treatment in zoos called Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos, by Elizabeth Hanson. It was published in 2002 in New York. The publishing company is Princeton University Press.

How would you write a bibliography for this source? Practice in your book first.

Multiple Choice

You read a book on animal treatment in zoos called Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos, by Elizabeth Hanson. It was published in 2002 in New York. The publishing company is Princeton University Press.

Does the first or last name come first?

• First Name

• Last name

• I don't know yet

Multiple Choice

You read a book on animal treatment in zoos called Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos, by Elizabeth Hanson. It was published in 2002 in New York. The publishing company is Princeton University Press.

What comes after the first name?

• Last Name

• Title of book

• Publisher

• I don't know yet

Open Ended

You read a book on animal treatment in zoos called Animal Attractions: Nature on Display in American Zoos, by Elizabeth Hanson. It was published in 2002 in New York. The publishing company is Princeton University Press.

How would you write a bibliography for this source?

Source

You used information from a webpage titled National Geographic Explore: Classroom Magazine. The webpage’s copyright date is 2001. The organization that hosts the site is National Geographic. The title of the article is “A Bear of a Job.” You visited the site on January 20, 2013.

How would you write a bibliography for this source? Practice in your book first.

Multiple Choice

You used information from a webpage titled National Geographic Explore: Classroom Magazine. The webpage’s copyright date is 2001. The organization that hosts the site is National Geographic. The title of the article is “A Bear of a Job.” You visited the site on January 20, 2013.

What comes first?

• “Article or Specific Page Title.”

• Title of Website.

• Medium of Publication.

• Year Accessed.

• I don't know yet

Multiple Choice

You used information from a webpage titled National Geographic Explore: Classroom Magazine. The webpage’s copyright date is 2001. The organization that hosts the site is National Geographic. The title of the article is “A Bear of a Job.” You visited the site on January 20, 2013.

What comes after Medium of Publication.

• “Article or Specific Page Title.”

• Day, Month (abbreviated), Year Accessed.

• Medium of Publication.

• Year Accessed.

• I don't know yet

Multiple Choice

You used information from a webpage titled National Geographic Explore: Classroom Magazine. The webpage’s copyright date is 2001. The organization that hosts the site is National Geographic. The title of the article is “A Bear of a Job.” You visited the site on January 20, 2013.

What comes last?

• “Article or Specific Page Title.”

• Day, Month (abbreviated), Year Accessed.

• Medium of Publication.

• Year Accessed.

• I don't know yet

Open Ended

You used information from a webpage titled National Geographic Explore: Classroom Magazine. The webpage’s copyright date is 2001. The organization that hosts the site is National Geographic. The title of the article is “A Bear of a Job.” You visited the site on January 20, 2013.

How would you write a bibliography for this source?

Multiple Choice

During the first day of spring, where does the sun rise and where does the sun set?

• Rises in the east and sets in the west
• Rises in the west and sets in the east
• Rises in the north and sets in the south
• Rises in the south and sets in the north

Lets Practice

Now we will practice with books and articles from our classroom.