citations

Knowing how to cite sources is important because

• it lets you add specific details

• it avoids plagiarism

• it makes you look more credible

• all of these

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

What is a Works Cited page?

• A page that lists info about you.

• A page at the end of your paper that lists all of your sources.

• A page where you list your favorite quotes or songs.

• The assignment rubric.

Tags

CCSS.W.7.8

What is an example of deliberate plagiarism?

• Buying or downloading a paper that someone else has written and passing it off as your own.

• Writing in your diary.

• Brainstorming Ideas

• Buying the same shirt as your friend.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

What can you do to avoid plagiarism? 

• Cite your source within your essay. 
• Include a Work's Cited page.
• Use quotation marks.
• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.3A

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Does the following sentence need to be cited?

"A baby dog is called a puppy."

• No, because it is common knowledge.

• Yes, you have to cite ALL information.

• Yes, because it's someone else's idea.

Which of the following is an example of plagiarism? 

• Writing down your own ideas.
• Writing an essay in your own words.
• Copying words from a book and using them as your own.
• Singing along with the radio.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.8

CCSS.W.9-10.9

What is common knowledge?

• Knowledge that the average person would know without having to look it up.

• Knowledge that you would only know if you are in college.

• Information that most people DO NOT know.

True or false? Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

A MLA in-text/paranthetical citation should be located:

• just after the information being cited

• just before the information being cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2

CCSS.L.1.2B

What is the spacing of your text?

• Single

• 1.25"

• Double

• 1.50"