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citation reflects all of the information a person would need to locate a particular source. "A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work," (Merriam Webster) 


We need to give credit to the authors of the work that you are using. You don’t want to take information made or created by someone else without citing your sources. 

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Plagiarism
 is the process of taking other people's words and/or ideas and pretending that they are your own. 

Use a plagiarism checker to check your work:
Plagiarism Checker 1
(Use Quick Search)
Plagiarism Checker 2
Plagiarism Checker 3

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CLICK BELOW for a Guide on How to Research and Cite Sources:

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Use Destiny Discover Catalog to search for physical items in the South IMC/District.
-Books (Fiction, Non Fiction, Biography...)
-Magazines
-References
-AV Materials (Playaways and CDs)

Use Sora to search for items in electronic format. Sign in with school username and password.
-ebooks
-Audiobooks

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Photo Search:

Classroom Clipart
Creative Commons
Photos for Class

Pic4Learning

Public Domain Pictures


Citing an Image:
If the digital image does not have a title, include a description of the image. 

If the picture was found using Google Images, do not cite Google Images as the publisher. Instead, click on the picture and use the information from the website that is hosting the picture.

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List of Databases Page

  • Collection of data or information organized for rapid search and retrieval
  • Why Evaluate Websites when Databases are free and easy to use!
  • Databases can also be found under "Research/ebooks" in Clever 

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Use Noodle Tools to create Works Cited Page
-How to Use Noodle Tools

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MLA Rules:

  • Create your Works Cited Page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. 

  • Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.

  • Only the title should be centered. 

  • Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.

  • Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.


Sample Works Cited Page
Link

Topics

Abandoned Pets/Animal Rights
Book List
Websites

Bullying
Book List
Websites

Child Labor
Book List
Websites

Environment
Book List
Websites

Girls Education (Malala)
Book List
Websites