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Research Project Gathering Sources and Information

Miss Towne Writing Workshop Grade 6 3 rd Quarter Project. Research Project Gathering Sources and Information. What are some places you can go to find information?. Library Encyclopedia’s School Books Internet Maps.

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Research Project Gathering Sources and Information

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  1. Miss Towne Writing Workshop Grade 6 3rd Quarter Project Research ProjectGathering Sources and Information

  2. What are some places you can go to find information? LibraryEncyclopedia’sSchool Books InternetMaps

  3. Wherever you find your sources and information, they must be cited in what is called MLA format. • MLA stands for Modern Language Association. It is one of many formats in which information can be cited in. The following slides will outline how different sources are supposed to be cited on your bibliography page, also called a “works cited” page. MLA - Modern Language Association

  4. Make sure to pay attention to the punctuation within the formats of the citing. *Punctuation is marked in red throughout this power point.*

  5. Citing a book: Last name, First name.Title of book. City of publication: Publisher’s name, YYYY. Pages. Example: Smith, John.The Blue House. Saratoga Springs: ABC Publishing, 2013. 1-10. If you go to a second line (third, fourth, etc.), that line needs to be indented as shown above. First line stays normal.

  6. Citing a book with multiple authors (names need to be in alphabetical order based on last name): Last name, First name, First name Last name, and First name Last name.Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, YYYY. Pages. Example: Smith, John, Keanu Reeves, and Adam Sandler.Book of Jokes. Clifton Park: Penguin Co., 2000. 2-4. Indentation

  7. Citing an Encyclopedia: “Title of Article.”Name of Encyclopedia. Edition. City of publication: Publisher, YYYY. Pages. Example: “African Elephants.”World Book Encyclopedia. 34th ed. Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2006. 44-45. Indentation

  8. Citing a newspaper or magazine article: Last name, First name.“Title of Article.”Name of Magazine DD Mo. YYYY: Pages. Example: Hayes, Tom.“Plant Food.”Home and Garden 01 Jan. 1998: 6-8. Indentation *If an article you use has non-consecutive pages, put the first number followed by the “+” sign. Example: 1+

  9. Citing from a website: “Title of Web Page.”<web page address> DD Mo. YYYY. Example: “Huskies.” <www.huskiesoftheworld.com> 04 Nov. 1989. Indentation *When writing the date, the date you enter is the date you saw the website to get your information.

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