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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Introduction to Citing Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is an introduction to citing sources and used in your paper. It includes the need to choose the proper method of citation based on the field of study: Modern Language Association (MLA) or the American Psychological Association (APA).
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Citing Sources: Parenthetical Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An excellent tip sheet on how to document sources while writing and creating a research paper. Includes in-depth information and examples.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Putting It Together: Using Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a summary of the lessons on integrating credible sources using paraphrase, summary, and quotations and citing sources. Click on the Next button on the bottom right to learn about Why It Matters: Multimodality; you will have the...
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REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 9. Search Strategies

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this learning module, students learn how to: use Michigan eLibrary, boolean logic, and dictionary.com; use search engines; choose reputable websites; cite sources; and differentiate between real and fake information. Includes an...
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Using Sources: Using Online Citation and Reference Tools

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using online citation tools and being aware that they make mistakes that must be corrected. W.9-10.8 Sources
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Information Fluency

Imsa 21 Cif Portal: Online Citation Wizards

For Students 9th - 10th
Citing Internet resources can be painless with this user-friendly wizard. Choose the type of Citation Standard (APA, Chicago, CSE, Harvard, or MLA) and fill in your information to create a citation. The 21st Century Information Fluency...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Types of Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A list and explanation of different types of print and online sources. W.11-12.8 Sources/Integrate/Cite
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SUNY Empire State College

Empire State College: Documenting Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here's a basic guide to documentation -- more of the why and what and when, than the actual format.
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Other

Bib Me: Citation Guides

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need to make a bibliography but don't know how? This site formats your bibliography for you and saves you the hassle. Choose your citation standard (APA, MLA, Chicago) and your reference type, and input your source information. It will...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: What Lies Beneath the Upper Crust?

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Students use the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program as an example to help them find ways of checking science news stories for accuracy. They are given a science news story and instructed to investigate the accuracy of the claims made in...
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Wolters Kluwer

Small Business Guide: Equipping Your Business

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site citing sources for receiving information on equipping your business whether it be manufacturing, retail or service. Helpful links are provided to help you determine your equipment needs and acquisition of items as...
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Other

Umuc: Secrets of My Research Success

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This 35-minute interactive tutorial models the research process via the story of Quentin, a UMUC student. It takes him through the various research process steps: understand how to locate background information on his topic by showing...
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Other

Easy Bib

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This citation site provides a means for formatting bibliographical information via MLA, APA, Chicago, and other referencing methods. Students can also find tools for note-taking and research on EasyBib.
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Indiana University

Indiana University: How to Recognize Plagiarism: Tutorials and Tests

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Indiana University provides an excellent set of tutorials on plagiarism, designed for university or advanced secondary students. After completing the tutorials, students may register to take a free certification test...
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Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Research Paper in Accounting

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
This article by Vaughnlea Leonard focuses on writing a research paper for an accounting class. The main differences from other research papers is choosing an appropriate topic and selecting sources written by accounting experts.
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Other

Noodle Tools: Big Ideas of Notemaking and Notetaking

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site identifies four phases of notemaking and notetaking. Includes information about what students should do and what teachers should teach to enable efficient and ethical notetaking. Student handouts are also included.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spreadsheet Software: M1: L2: Ethical and Efficient Use of Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
In Module 1 Lesson 2 of this course, students are introduced to issues related to copyright, public domain, and licensing agreements. They will also learn about industry certification for this course on spreadsheet applications.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Vanishing Verbs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your students using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...
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Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Cambridge Rindge & Latin School: Basic Steps in the Research Process

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive list of the important steps in researching and writing a report or project. Includes links to tip sheets for each step.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Academic and Professional Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The section on Common Types of Writing Assignments is a particularly helpful piece of this site. Learn how to approach a wide variety of writing tasks from lab reports to literary reviews. Then use the rest of the site to learn how to...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Critical Reading as a Learning Strategy

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on critical reading using a downloadable PowerPoint presentation, "Critical Reading 101," which includes separating fact from opinion, 6 propaganda techniques, and 6 common fallacies in reasoning. Also provided is...
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Other

Dionysos

For Students 9th - 10th
Lengthy discussion of Dionysos that cites a variety of sources. Includes a bibliography, as well as quotations from Euripidies and others.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Avoiding Plagiarism: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson goes over how to avoid unintentional plagiarism. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Avoiding Plagiarism."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Apa Format: Annotated Bibliographies: Lesson 3

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson goes over the format for an APA annotated bibliography. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "APA Format: Annotated Bibliographies."

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