Citing 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

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

What is a direct quote?

• Something you think heard someone say

• Writing a fact in your own words

• Using a piece of information from the text without changing any of the words

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

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.

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

• alphabetical

• chronological

• random

• numerical

Where does the bibliography go?

• At the end of a document, usually on a separate page.

• At the beginning of a document, usually on a separate page.

• Wherever you want.

• ALL of them

It is acceptable to copy and paste a photo from a webpage without citing where it came from.

• True

• False

When copying something word for word, use ___.

• exclamation marks

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

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

• research the source
• format the source
• cite the source
• copyright it