Creating a List of Sources: How to Credit Your Research

The video tutorial teaches how to compile a list of sources for a research essay. It emphasizes the importance of citing sources to avoid plagiarism and provides a step-by-step guide on reviewing notes, listing sources alphabetically, and formatting them correctly. The tutorial includes a practical demonstration of creating a source list and concludes with a summary of the key steps involved.

Why is it important to include a list of sources in your research essay?

• To make the essay longer

• To show where your ideas originated

• To confuse the reader

• To avoid using your own ideas

What is the first step in compiling a list of sources?

• Write a summary of each source

• Review your notes for the sources you read

• Ask a friend for their sources

• Guess the publication date

How should sources be listed in a bibliography?

• By the length of the title

• By the author's first name

• By the publication date

• In alphabetical order by the author's last name

What information is needed to format a source correctly?

• Author's last name and title only

• Title and publication date only

• Author's first name, title, and publication date

• Author's last name, first name, title, and publication date

Which author's last name should be listed first in an alphabetical bibliography?

• Shaw

• Webb

• Pressler

• McGee