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Curated OER

BEE a Part of Our Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners reflect how to form a respectful classroom community. In this communities instructional activity, students construct a "community web" of positive comments and predict what happens to the web when negative comments are made....
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Documenting Sources and Writing a Bibliography/works Cited

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on documenting research sources and writing a bibliography or Works Cited page. It discusses when and how to document your sources using MLA style. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Writing a Research Report

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to write research papers. Includes an eight-step writing handout, information on quoting and paraphrasing, and tips for writing annotated bibliographies. Click on the side links to access some of these resources.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Developing an Annotated Bibliography (English Iii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson will help students develop good research habits. The most important thing to learn is that you should never list a source in a bibliography without having all the...
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Other

How to Compile a Bibliography

For Students 1st - 6th Standards
This site provides basic guidelines and examples for how to compile a bibliography. Grade levels listed 1st through 6th.
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Washington State University

Washington State University: American Authors: Bibliography on "Rip Van Winkle"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive bibliography of works by and about "Rip Van Winkle" and the author Washington Irving. Good site for finding resources.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Why & How to Use Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This University of Sydney reference explains the importance of using reputable sources in academic writings. Then the site provides steps to follow to assist students with using bibliographic sources. Click on the sections list to...
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Bryant and the Minor Poets, Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry provides a complete bibliography of William Cullen Bryant and related minor poets among his contemporaries.
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Other

The New Guide to Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site contains several helpful suggestions for writing a research paper including a schedule which breaks down the process into several smaller parts. Students can set reasonable deadlines for themselves. Also, this site outlines one...
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Annotated Bibliography Samples

For Students 9th - 10th
This handout provides three annotated bibliography samples: MLA Sample, APA Sample, and Chicago Manuel Sample.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Annotated Bibliography Example

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handout provides examples of an annotations for an annotated bibliography and an explanation. The one provided is in MLA style.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Annotated Bibliographies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This handout defines annotated bibliographies and explains the parts including summary, assessment, and reflection. It also discusses why one should do an annotated bibliography and provides links to APA and MLA formats.
Website
Fantastic Fiction

Fantastic Fiction: w.w. Jacobs: Detailed Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides bibliographies of science fiction writers, and found here is a thorough bibliography of works by W.W. Jacobs, including novels and short stories.
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University of Alberta

University of Alberta: Lydgate Project: Chaucer Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive bibliography of published reference works on Chaucer, his times, and his work.
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University of Sydney (Australia)

The Write Site: Overview: Using Quoting & Paraphrasing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This learning module explains the components of academic writing. The module includes the following topics: original material, paraphrased content, summarized information, and direct quotations.
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Other

University College at Dublin: Women's Writing in the Renaissance and Reformation

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful for research and for focusing on women's writing during this influential period, this article includes a lengthy bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...
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Other

Core Knowledge: Poetry in Motion [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Collection in pdf format of seven lessons integrating poetry across-the-curriculum. Includes dramatization, developing poetry reading skills, and creating poetry appreciation. Printable graphic organizers and a fine bibliography...
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University of Wisconsin

Writing Center: Mla Documentation Guide: Creating an Mla Works Cited Page

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This website gives examples to students on how to cite sources for articles, books, other print sources, and non-print sources. Very informative and easy to understand.
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Other

University of Nottingham: d.h. Lawrence Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
This selected bibliography lists the novels of D. H. Lawrence, including poems, short stories, plays, travel writings, fiction, translations, essays and more.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Common Writing Assignments: Annotated Bibliographies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An explanation of annotated bibliographies: what they are, why they are used, and the different formats they they can take.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Paraphrasing and Bibliography

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students learn some basic strategies for writing a research report including how to paraphrase passages and create an accurate citation of sources used.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Citing Material Correctly (English Iii Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will learn how to decide when they need a source citation, how to cite sources using parenthetical information, and the differences among the citation styles.
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University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Writing Center: Chicago/turabian Documentation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This guide from the University of Wisconsin will help you create Chicago-style citations for source material.