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Friday, December 4, 2020

Practice Makes the Perfect Works Cited (Resources Help Too!)

Importance of Citing Sources


  Common Core Standards indicate the importance of students being able to curate and cite sources:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8

Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8

Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and over-reliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

NCHS Library Works Cited Support


     NCHS teacher-librarians co-teach with classes during the research process. Teaching students to develop research skills, including creating a proper works cited, is a focused competency and supports standards-based learning. Teacher-librarians give feedback to students on how to correctly cite sources. Besides in-class support, the NCHS library provides different resources to meet students' diverse needs.   
    The NCHS library homepage has valuable, user-friendly resources that students can access 24/7.  Students have access to contacting a librarian for help both physically in the library and in the virtual library during school hours. Simply click on the words Virtual Library to contact a librarian during school hours. 


      There are tutorials and sample citations in a citation resource guide that students can access online on the MLA Help Page. 



                                                              

                                                             


Students can also use a checklist that has live links to resources to check their works cited.

 Works Cited Checklist Tutorial Link

                                                  Criteria 

Yes

  No 

  1. I have watched the video on how to format. Video 

(hanging indents, Times New Roman Font, Size 12,

double spaced)



  1. I have put my citations in alphabetical order.



  1. I have accessed the sample document to check YouTube, NPR (National Public Radio), TEDx Talk entries, or a blog or opinion piece. SAMPLE document 



  1. I have double-spaced all my entries even the first citation to the heading. (I do not have spaces that are bigger than double-spaced.)



  1. I have removed the https:// from the URL.



  1. I have not repeated the publisher if it is the same as the container. Ex: The New York Times, 



  1. I have lower-cased the word in. Gale in Context: World History 



  1. I made sure the titles of articles are properly capitalized.

            capitalizemytitle.com and Click MLA 8.



  1. I have written dates of publication correctly: 09 Dec. 2020, 



  1. I have abbreviated months correctly. (Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.) May, June, and July are not abbreviated.



11. I have checked for errors in database citations:

      Titles are properly capitalized.

      https:// are removed.

      Dates are written properly.



12. My website containers match the url address.

Container: Wall Street Journal

www.WSJ.com/articles/global-stocks-edge-up-ahead-of-fed-policy-decision-11580293546.



13. I made sure links to url addresses are not live (blue).



14. I have a period at the end of each citation.



15. I have included a variety of sources.




Creating a works cited doesn't have to be laborious when there are resources and librarians as a support system. It is a skill that will be valuable in students' academic endeavors.








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