YOU MUST HAVE YOUR COMPLETED INTRODUCTION FOR THIS FRIDAY! January 6th. SEE ME IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE.

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1 Reminders: YOU MUST HAVE YOUR COMPLETED INTRODUCTION FOR THIS FRIDAY! January 6th. SEE ME IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE. -Independent Reading book project The tentative date for the next project will be January 31st We will go over the criteria BUT it also can be found on the TWAIN page under independent reading. Due FRIDAY January 13th: You MUST PURCHASE OR BORROW A COPY OF AND THEN THERE WERE NONE by Agatha Christie. You must see me during lunch if you need yo borrow a copy. I suggest you get your own copy of this text. You will want to write in it. I.S.239 NAME Class ID 01/05/17 Objective: SWBAT formulate a works cited page using correct MLA format. Do Now: If you owe any work, please submit it at this time. Copy: -A work cited page tells the reader what sources were used for the paper that is being read. -The work cited page is the last page of the paper. -The words Works Cited are at the top center of the page. -All information is in alphabetical order by author's last name.

2 Works Cited Page- Should have a minimum of 3 sources (You have 5 articles to choose from!). Follow correct formatting. sonofcitation, knightcite, easybib, etc. Take advantage of these websites! Works Cited should be at the top center. Works Cited Blah, Blah. "Blah Blah Blah." Blah Blah: Blah Blah Blah, Blah Blah. Blah, Blah. "Blah Blah Blah." Blah Blah: Blah Blah Blah, Blah Blah. Blah, Blah. "Blah Blah Blah." Blah Blah: Blah Blah Blah, Blah Blah. Do NOT underline, italicize, bold, use fancy lettering, etc... Do NOT number the sources. When citing sources, start at the far left, continue writing until you hit the end of that line. The second line and all subsequent lines should be indented one tab (5 spaces). Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries. Do the same for each new source. 12 point font! Keep in mind, every punctuation mark MUST be included when citing sources. Look carefully at the information given to you. Do not leave out commas, colons, or periods. THIS IS SO IMPORTANT. THE MLA GODS WILL SMITE US IF WE DO NOT USE THE CORRECT FORMAT. Use the handout given to you to organize the works cited page of your essay.

3 Let this be a warning: You may not write your works cited on a sheet of looseleaf paper. This shows me, quite clearly, that you forgot to do this and just figured you would throw SOMETHING in. This will receive no credit. January 05, 2017 A works cited is NOT a page filled with quotes from the text. I am unsure where this came about but I have seen it all... A works cited page should not have any citations that look like this: "Danger! This Mission to Mars Can Bore You To Death" That is not a citation... at all. USE THE CITATION GENERATORS! INTRODUCING: IN-SOURCE Citation Citation Citation Citation Citation citation Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text, must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry in the Works Cited List. (Last name of the author) For example: The author explains, "Radiation exposure on a deep space journey to Mars could cause long-term brain damage" (Tiffany 6). Tiffany, the last name of the author, will be what appears first on the works cited page.

4 SIGNAL WORD: This is the word (or phrase) that your provide within your essay that tells the reader what to look for on the works cited page. Usually this is the last name of the author. This SIGNAL WORD will appear in the sentence itself OR in the parenthetical citation (ya no.. The parenthesis at the end). The page number (OR paragraph the information can be found) should always appear at the end on the in-source citation. DO NOT REFERENCE THE PAGE NUMBER IN THE SENTENCE. Ex: "On page one of the story..." YUCK! Get rid of it! USE MLA! The author explains, "Radiation exposure on a deep space journey to Mars could cause long-term brain damage" (Tiffany 1). Leigh Anne Tiffany explains, "Radiation exposure on a deep space journey to Mars could cause long-term brain damage" (1). January 05, 2017 Because you mentioned Leigh Anne Tiffany in the sentence, you do not have to restate the name in the parenthetical citation. It is unnecessary. Silly. And... Well... WRONG. ALSO- Note the punctuation! The author explains, "Radiation exposure on a deep space journey to Mars could cause long-term brain damage" (Tiffany 6). End quote. Period should be at the end of the parenthesis! Not at th end on the sentence. Insert CHEESY memory trick here: Me? Don't Mind if I do! Wait for the right moment for HUG explanation

5 Direct Quote: Direct quotes are our main focus for this year because the use of evidence is not disputable! If you QUOTE you are undoubtedly referring to the content of the text. So do it... This too has a bit of a formula... INTRODUCE THE QUOTE! It ICE ICE BABY... is not yours! It must flow! INTRODUCE QUOTE- Kaufman delineates,... "Another missing piece of the story has been the inability to detect organic compounds the CITE- carbon-based building blocks of life." Explain- This observation reveals... PLEASE PLEASE EXAMINE THE FLOW... Kaufman delineates, "Another missing piece of the story has been the inability to detect organic compounds the carbon-based building blocks of life." This observation reveals... Are you seriously using my iconic lyrics to help students remember a writing format? Not cool...not cool. Ellipses: Three periods that tell the reader that part of the quote has been taken out. (...) "With gradual exposure to that fear-inducing experience- spending time around or in water after near drowning- you become accustomed to the activity again, and the fear is extinguished" (Tiffany 2). "With gradual exposure to that fear-inducing experience... you become accustomed to the activity again, and the fear is extinguished" (Tiffany 2). Cut. It. Out. "I skipped classes...and my grades dropped dramatically,"(n.pag.).

6 Reflection: Let's dabble with creating a works cited. If this is the information I have for this article what would my citation look like. Don't be scared.. LOOK AT THE WORKS CITED SHEET I GAVE YOU! Title of Article:"Future of Space Could See Humans on Mars, Alien Planets." Author: Nola Taylor Reed Title of Reference/Collection: Pearson My Perspectives Volume: N/A Year Published: 2017 Pages: An Article in a Scholarly Journal A scholarly journal can be thought of as a container, as are collections of short stories or poems, a television series, or even a website. A container can be thought of as anything that is a part of a larger body of works. Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. Ugh, I know I know... This is difficult and rather tedious. Thank me later. I will be posting the appropriate citations on the TWAIN site. Pick and Choose from the master list to match the resources you used for your essay. Remember! AT LEAST THREE.

7 Paraphrasing is putting someone else's idea in your own words. This is acceptable when you include the title in the essay AND when you cite the source on the Works Cited page. January 05, 2017 A direct quote is when you take an EXACT quote, give credit to the source, include page numbers and cite it on the Works Cited page. The direct quote is in quotation marks. PUT THIS ON HOLD FOR NOW... We are working with direct quotes...