Mt. Eden Computer Applications 1 Class
Google Docs Lesson: Citations...
Why should you know how to cite?
It is a required skill for college and many jobs.
Citations let us trace back the roots, inspiration and growth of ideas.
They preserve the rights of those who came up with the ideas.
Citation Styles
| Style | Fields | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MLA: | literature, arts, and humanities. | Which one to use?Use the one that your teacher asks you to use! |
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| APA: | psychology, education, and other social sciences. | ||
| Turabian: | designed for college students to use with all subjects. | ||
| Chicago: | used with all subjects in the "real world" by authors of books, magazines, newspapers, and non-scholarly publications. |
Citation Format
Changes according to what is being cited: book, magazine, web page, movie, song...
Citation Placement
| Style | Placement in text | Placement of citation |
|---|---|---|
| Parenthetical | Author and page number(s) in parenthesis | Under "Works Cited" on a separate page at the end of the document. |
| Endnote | A number or letter | Under "Notes" on a separate page at the end of the document. |
| Footnote | A number or letter | At the bottom of the same page |
Lesson, Follow Me...
You will need these files from your Google Classroom:
The Life of Malcolm X 01
The Life of Malcolm X 02
Follow the instructions in this file:
The Life of Malcolm X INST 1-2.pdf
WHEN YOU ARE DONE...
TURN IN THE TWO DOC FILES THROUGH GOOGLE CLASSROM.
This is worth 30 participation points.