Citing Sources Worksheets

Related ELA Standard: W.7.6

Core Standard

Students will often ask why they need to cite the source they used to produce a work. It is important for them to learn to avoid any form of plagiarism by citing the works of others that they may have used as a resource. Besides plagiarism it if often helpful to cite sources of authority to validate evidence that you may need to use to persuade the level of an argument. This is an essential research skill that all students need to learn to master before they enter high school. These worksheets will show students how to properly cite any reference material.

Citing Sources Worksheets To Print:

How to Cite Books - We walk you through one and then ask you to follow it up with one of your own.

Citing Websites as Sources - Kids do have a hard time buying into the concept of responsible character.

Newspaper Article in an Online Database - I find this to be one of the easier formats. Citing your sources also allows your reader to track down those sources him or herself if they would like additional information on your topic.

Magazine Article from an Online Database - A ton of information goes into magazine as opposed to newspapers.

Citing Books as Sources - They never made us use the word "Print" to define our bibliography when I was a student.

Websites - Find an article on the current state of the economy and reference it here.

Citing a Newspaper Article - The issue date will trip up many kids. Also make sure to discuss how to locate page numbers.

Using Magazines - Many teachers and publishing agencies are asking for print screens attached. I guess it makes a lot of sense.

Citing Books As References - This is the tried and true format that hasn't changed in a very long time.

Websites As References - Sometimes they are your only reference, but are they always your best choice?

Newspapers In Research - You need to remind yourself that the people writing these articles are not experts on the topic. They often leap to conclusions of their own.

Using The Web As A Source - A recent JTU student found that professors are seeing website listed as main sources of reference over 50% of the time.

Using Textbooks As References - The dying textbook still has a place in our heart. Use the template below to collect the information that you will need for your bibliography.

Using The WWW - Do you truly know the difference between the WWW and the Internet? It's a networking thing.

Magazine Sources - I just read an article on how smart phones are making magazines a thing of the past.

How to Write In-text Citations


An in-text citation is used when someone else's work is used in another newly written piece of writing. It is important to give credit to the original writer when you have used their quotations, research or any other work in your writing work. It is considered as the highest form of intellectual dishonesty if you do not give the due credit to the original writer. Also, if the reader wants to read more about the topic he or she can use the in-text citations to reach there. There are many ways to write in-text citations but mostly APA or MLA format is used to cite references which is given in detail below:


In-Text Citation in APA Format


APA style is mostly used in social sciences and is written in italic format. This style uses the author's last name and year of publication in text. These two fields are separated by a comma and the whole citation is enclosed in a set of parenthesis for example, (field, 2005). In the case of books accessed from website, you cite the web address. Nowadays, due to the advancement of technology, many software are available that can help one a lot to access and cite the correct web address.


In-Text Citation in MLA Format


MLA format is used in humanities and social sciences and is underlined. In MLA, in-text citations are inserted in the body of project or paper to refer to the source of information consulted. In MLA format, the full name of the author and the page number from which the data is collected is written and is enclosed in parenthesis. For example, (David Wright p.137). If author's name is not given, then the first word of the title of the book or other material consulted is written inside quotation marks and is followed by page number enclosed in parenthesis for example "Thomas" (p.209). Remember that a period mark is always placed outside the parenthesis and commas are not used in MLA format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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