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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 your 2 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 (ctrl F). 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: Assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question. Avoid plagiarism and follow a standard format for citation including footnotes and endnotes. Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative digital sources, using advanced searches effectively. 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 English and other classes. Works Cited is the MLA term for the last page in a research paper with the list 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 good organization .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 Demonstration: paste Works Cited from Toolbox: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Felix Your teacher decides type and size My teacher is requiring Times New Roman and 12 point size for this research paper. How do I save a Microsoft (MS) Office Word document to my EHS W drive? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click on the Word icon on your desktop Click file on the menu bar Click save Click my computer 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. Demonstration: save a Word doc to W drive How do I save the Wikipedia Works Cited to my W drive? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click on Toolbox (left menu bar) Click on Cite this Page (under Toolbox) Copy the MLA citation below MLA style Paste the citation into your Word document 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 Format your paper on Microsoft (MS) Office Word document by highlighting text and: Double Space: 1. click on format 2. click on paragraph 3. choose line spacing and set it double 1 inch margins: 1. 2. 3. 4. highlight text click on file click on page setup change all margins to 1.0” Demonstration: formatting 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. Ctrl + F is the FIND command to search the entire text for the keyword you type in the search box, such as “born” and school” Demonstration: Wikipedia External Links list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allyson_Felix 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 if it does not give you the MLA style. Whole class activity: Fill in MLA boxes with Allyson Felix article info. 7 Items for Works Cited 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Author/ Editor (If not available, write n/a) Article Title in “quotes” Website Title in italics Publisher (If not available, write N.p.) Date listed on website (If n/a, write N.d.) Media: web or print? 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. 2. 3. 4. How many sentences are listed? How many sources are listed on page 2? Is it single or double spaced? 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 2nd 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.”