Works Cited and Parenthetical Citation Step by Step MLA Research Project Skills

Here's everything you need to give students practice and confidence in the technical aspects of research skills that are often their biggest stumbling blocks: creating a works cited and using parenthetical citation ( in-text citation ).

These four resources offer step-by-step guidance, extra practice, and cheat sheets so students have a ready resource.

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• "This product is amazing! It covers all of the skills my students are lacking!"
• "Very helpful to have one resource with everything needed to teach citation."
• "This is BY FAR the best resource I've found for helping kids practice internal citations. So helpful!!"

These 9th Edition MLA based research guides will help them truly understand how to incorporate information in their writing and correctly cite it.

Includes "at a glance" reference documents that students can use to review and check their work.

This bundle will save you so much time and make teaching research so much easier!

Here's what you'll get:

How to Summarize, Quote, and Create Parenthetical Citation :

• define plagiarism and determine how to identify and avoid it
• understand what parenthetical citation is
• understand when to use ellipsis and brackets when quoting materials
• practice citing sources with the correct parenthetical citations for direct quotes and summaries
• practice using parenthetical citation for a variety of reference sources – including web and print resources
• practice introducing quotes
• assess samples for plagiarism and correct formatting
• determine important quotes from an article
• summarize two articles and check for plagiarism
• collaborate with peers in evaluating summaries
• create an original paragraph using summarized material
• create an original paragraph using quotes
• self-assess competency in this unit of study

One-page fold-up MLA Parenthetical Citation / In-text Citation "cheat sheet":

• correct use of in-text citations
• embedding quotes
• avoiding plagiarism
• direct quotes, paraphrase, or summary?
• using an ellipsis
• common knowledge
• tips for what to do when you feel like you are citing everything

How to Create a Works Cited/Bibliography:

• Suggestions for use
• Student sample of correct works cited page
• What is a work cited page? student introduction
• What should be included?
• Detailed explanation on "containers"
• Practice creating citations
• Works-cited worksheet
• Directions for student-driven research materials
• Rubric
• Works cited checklist
• End of lesson self-assessment
• Student self-assessment
• Answer key

One-page fold-up MLA Works Cited/ Bibliography "cheat sheet":

• Quick reference that includes information on how to cite resources that middle and high school students commonly use:
• online resources, books, periodicals, encyclopedia/dictionary entries, personal interviews, works with multiple authors

Free Bonus > Research Journal:

• use for any research project
• finding and narrowing the topic -- step-by-step
• generating research questions
• research sources and notes pages
• graphic organizer outline
• editable teacher checklist to help with formative assessments & record conferences
• teaching slides to help students focus on the task of the day

Reasons to love this bundle:

• CCSS Connections
• Step-by-Step directions. Material is presented in easy-to-understand chunks with lots of examples
• Student notes, definitions, and examples
• Addresses plagiarism and academic honesty
• Students examples
• Lots of practice using the technical skills
• Lesson plans, answer keys, and rubrics
• Opportunities for students to assess sample work
• Practice incorporating direct quotes and paraphrased information into student writing

Your students will gain confidence in using source materials with these easy-to-use lessons and really understand why they are using these tools.

You can use the resources in any order.

These resources are based on the 9th Edition MLA.

You'll love these mini research projects that make it easy to assign ways for your students to practice:

• Practice Research Skills with Mini Research Projects

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