This learning packet should review:
• Citations – when required
• Where to find information needed
• Where to put citations into paper
• MLA Style
• APA Style
New Terms: A few terms that may be new are:
• Citation
• Footnote
• Bibliography/Works Cited
• Plagiarism
Through helpful video clips, comprehensive slide show presentations, and links to helpful sources, this learning packet offers a broad overview of citations. Though entire books have been written on this topic, the learning packet aims to give learners a look at some of the key areas of citation, including MLA, APA, and Chicago Style, where to find further citation information, where to place citations in a paper, footnotes, endnotes, in-line citations, Works Cited/Bibliographies, and avoiding plagiarism.
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This helpful clip offers an overview of the differences between MLA and APA formats for citations.
Source: YouTube
This clip provides an overview of several key aspects of writing a research paper, including footnotes, endnotes, and in-line citations.
Source: YouTube
This short video clip offers guidelines for providing proper APA citations, in this case for a journal article. See other areas of this learning packet for APA citation help beyond simply journal articles.
Source: YouTube
This short video clip offers an example of a properly cited journal article in MLA format. See other areas of this learning packet for information about citing other types of sources.
Source: YouTube
This brief video clip offers tips on avoiding plagiarism--one of the best ways to make sure that you never plagiarize in your writing is, of course, to provide citations for your sources!
Source: YouTube
For more detailed information on APA style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/
For more detailed information on MLA style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/
For more detailed information on Chicago style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/12/
This information comes from the OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab, one of the most respected and popular resources for citation help online.
