Using Sources

What information about a source is most likely to appear in a bibliography?

• Name of the author.

• Quotation from the author?

• Author's date of birth.

• Author's home city

Your works cited page (bibliography) should be in ____ order.

• alphabetical

• chronological

• random

• numerical

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

When copying something word for word, use ___.

• exclamation marks

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

Using the ideas or words of someone else and claiming they are your own is:

• plagiarism

• borrowing

• not a big deal

• fun and games

How many sources are required in a Bibliography/Works Cited page?

• A minimum of 2

• At least 3

• As many as are used in the paper or presenation.

• A minimum of 4

This contains and lists all of your citations for information you used in your research:

• research paper format

• bibliography / works cited

• parenthetical citation (in-line citation)

• publisher

If you paraphrase, summarize, or directly quote information, you must:

• research the source

• format the source

• cite the source

• copyright it

What do we mean by "citing our sources?"

• Providing a list of all the resources we used to get information.

• Looking for the best resources.

• Writing a note to the author of each resource we use for information.

• All of the above.

Why would you want to use a direct quote in your writing?

• As evidence to answer a question about the text

• To emphasize an important fact to your reader

• It's easier than thinking of your own information

• As evidence to answer a question about the text OR to emphasize an important fact to the reader