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MLA and RED Review. Listen and follow along carefully during the review. Tests will follow. Work Cited . List of sources Alphabetical order Uses hanging indent. sources. Written on source cards Author’s name comes first The title of the whole book, magazine, etc is underlined
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MLA and RED Review • Listen and follow along carefully during the review. • Tests will follow.
Work Cited • List of sources • Alphabetical order • Uses hanging indent
sources • Written on source cards • Author’s name comes first • The title of the whole book, magazine, etc is underlined • The title of short stories, magazine articles, etc. are placed inside quotation marks
Source cards • source card numbers • sources
Note cards • Source card numbers • Notes • Topic • Page number
Note cards • Direct quote-word for word inside quoatation marks • Summary – short with a few important details • Paraphrase – retells the entire paragraph • Combo- combination of styles
plagiarism • Using someone else’s thoughts, ideas, or words without giving them credit • Avoid by citing your source - correctly
In the library • Atlas • Almanac • Encyclopedia • Dictionary • Thesaurus • Internet sources
Reliable internet sources • EBSCO • KS library card data • ---NEVER use google, yahoo, etc
dictionary • Entry word • Phonetic respelling • Part of speech • Definition • Synonyms • Guide words
RED • Read entire paragraph • Examine each sentence for important words that tell what each sentence is about • Decide on main idea
Topic sentence • Tells who or what the paragraph is about
Supporting details • Must be directly related to main idea • Must be logical
readers • Should ask… • What is the point (purpose)? • Is there support? • Is it logical?