Research

: Freshmen Introduction

OPEN

Non Periodical

Web Sources Please:

1. Sit at a rectangular table where there are 4 papers.

2. Write your name and etc. on the 4 papers.

3. Write your famous person’s name on 2 of the papers – be sure to spell the name correctly.

Remember:

- Do not move chairs between tables.

- Four per table maximum in the library.

Today’s Agenda:

1. Research needed facts.

2. Document (cite) sources (each website) for your paper correctly.

3. Save a document to your W drive (which is your on-campus folder) and your Gmail or email.

4. Find 1 reliable open website.

Today’s Research Standards: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources.

Assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question.

Avoid plagiarism and follow a standard format for citation.

Please fill in: Name ________ Teacher ________ period __ (write your regular English Teacher’s name above)

Freshmen Library Research Week – Day 1 of 4

. . . pop icon ________________ .

(write here the name of your person you chose yesterday)

When it is time to gaze

Please read silently as it is read aloud.

A. What is MLA?

1. MLA means Modern Language Association.

2. The “

rule book

” or style manual for writing papers for classes.

English

and other

Works last page in a research paper with the

Cited list

is the MLA term for the of all sources used. Other styles call the Works Cited page the

Bibliography

.

Example double spaced: Works Cited Hall, Bernice.

Science of Food

. Atlanta: Smith Publishing, 2002.

Lucas, Edward. “Healthy Snacks.”

Health

16 July 2001: 51-60.

Murphy, Chris.

Popcorn

:

A Healthy Alternative

. Chicago: Merrill 2000.

What are Parenthetical Notes?

Parenthetical notes: a word or words in parentheses at the

end

of a sentence in a paper showing the source of information.

Example: “Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is a track and field sprint athlete, who competes internationally for the United States ” (Wikipedia Contributors).

What is PLAGIARISM?

Plagiarism is stealing. If you use someone else’s work and do not give credit, you are plagiarizing.

Information printed or copied from a

web

or print source is not your work. You must give

credit

to the source in your paper.

B. What are Reliable Websites?

Sites that have a good

domain

, are current, and have reputable person(s) responsible for it.

What are Good Website Domains?

•

.edu

(created at a college or

university

) •

.gov

(created by an official U.S. federal agency or office)

Which Domains Vary?

.org

for organization: good site

if

organization good

.com

(

commercial

) for profit: good only if it is official or a personal website

Wikipedia.org:

• Is a good

starting point

& learning tool for today • Is an community built reference meaning that anyone can

edit

it • Should

never

be the only source used • Should

always

be approved by your teacher • Provides

MLA

formatted citation for Works Cited Page like a data base does

Your teacher decides type and size My teacher is requiring

Times New Roman

and

12

point size for this research paper.

Format your paper on Microsoft (MS) Office Word document by highlighting text and:

1. Formatting it to Normal:

menu bar should read: Normal Times New Roman 12

2. Double Spacing:

• • • click on

format

click on

paragraph

choose

line spacing

and set it

double

3. Set to 1 inch margins:

1. highlight text 2. click on file 3. click on page setup 4.

change top four margins to 1.0”

Demonstration Copy Works Cited from Tools menu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Felix

How do I save a Microsoft (MS) Office Word document to my EHS W drive?

1. Click on the

Word

icon on your desktop 2. Click

file

on the menu bar 3. Click

save

4. Click

my computer

5. Click on your name at the bottom that has a

W

after it. This is your W drive.

6. Name your file and

save

it in your

W Drive

How do I save the Wikipedia Works Cited to my W drive?

1. Click on

Tools

(left menu bar) 2. Click on

Cite this Page

(under Tools) 3. Copy the

MLA

citation

below

MLA style 4. Paste the

citation

into your Word

document

5. Format your document to be

double

spaced with

1.0

inch margins.

6. Save your Word document through

My Computer

to your

W

drive Demonstration: paste citation to Word doc

Use

Chrome

Browser Use

Chrome

NOT Explorer  

Practice saving the Wikipedia Works Cited to your W drive: 1. Take your notes and your sample paper.

2. Choose a computer. 3. If there are not enough, some will need to watch and help others until others finish.

4. When time is called, save what you have to your W drive.

5. You will have more time tomorrow in the lab to finish formatting if need be.

C. How do I find a Good Reliable Open Website?

Use Wikipedia External Links list.

1. Find the

facts

you need. If the website does not have the facts you need, find another website.

2. Scan the website for reliability: check for copyright

date

next to the c with a circle around it.

3. If your article is reliable, and it has the facts you need, then fill in the Works Cited information by searching the

beginning

, end, top,

bottom

not give you the MLA style.

if it does Demonstration: Wikipedia External Links list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Felix Whole class activity: Fill in MLA boxes with Allyson Felix article info.

7 Items for Works Cited 1. Author/ Editor (If not available, write n/a) 2.

Article Title in “quotes” 3. Website Title in

italics

4. Publisher (If not available, write N.p.) 5. Date listed on website (If n/a, write N.d.) 6. Media: web or print?

7. Date you access site (1 Oct. 2014)

KnightCite

Citation Service

An online Citation Service that will properly format your source entries on your Works Cited Page when you enter the 7 items. Use

Website Document

option, last one on the left menu bar.

http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/ Demonstration: paste to Works Cited page

Look at the Sample Paper 1. How many sentences are listed? 2. How many sources are listed on page 2?

3. Is it single or double spaced?

4. Any questions about the sample paper?

Look at the Research Worksheet 1. How many questions or categories are there?

2. How many sentences are required?

3. What does that mean?

4. Do you have to answer everything in a question?

Look at the EHS MLA Style Guide The EHS MLA Style Guide is also available on the EHS library webpage (right menu bar) in pdf form.

Practice

In the remaining time left before the bell: 1. You and a partner will choose a computer.

2.

½ of the time will be yours and ½ your partner’s – I will call out “Switch” and you will change places.

3. Your partner will help you and then you will help your partner continue your research.

Continue Your Research

• • A. Research Wikipedia Begin writing notes for #1, then fill the boxes below with the MLA source information.

If time permits, choose a 2 nd source from the Wikipedia External Links list at the bottom of the Wikipedia page.

Tomorrow (Wednesday): meet on the library upper level – 3 stairs up - “upstairs.”