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What is another name for a "works cited" page?
bibliography
What's Wrong?
Last name, First name, "Title". Publisher. Date. Site.
there should be a period after first name.
What is an annotated bibliography?
a bibliography that gives a summary of each of the entries.
What's wrong here?
Katniss showed her ability with a bow when she "hit the practice target within millimeters of the middle red dot". (Collins 59)
The period should be after the in-text citation.
What do we do after we provide an opinion?
support it with evidence
What should be double spaced in your paper?
Everything! even the works cited page and the header!
Paraphrasing is what?
Using an author's ideas in your writing but giving them credit with a parenthetical citation. This is always in your own words.
What is the purpose of an annotated bibliography?
to provide the reader with a summary and an evaluation of each source
point, proof, and explanation are the steps of what process?
The three parts of including a quote in your writing
How do you signify a new paragraph?
Indent the first line
This is when you do not need to include the author's last name in the parentheses at the end of a quote
If the author is mentioned in the sentence containing the quote as well
in the works cited, there might be two dates... why?
one is the date the source was published and the other is the date you accessed the source
When quoting a website without page numbers, what should you do?
do not include a number
You do this in order to support your ideas and add credibility to your writing
incorporate research
This gives the reader a clue into what topic the essay is on
The title
This is the one optional part of a works cited citation
the site/ Website
without quotes, all indented, and 2 sizes smaller
Block quotes are what?
quotes longer than 4 lines
when is your research proposal due?
Friday October 18th at 11:59pm
Will you include annotations with your bibliography in your final essay?
No! You include your annotated bibliography in your proposal and a works cited in your paper.
What should be different about the first line of a citation compared to the rest of the lines in your bibliography/works cited?
first line is not indented, the rest are.
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When a quote has no identified author, you must cite what?
Cite the publisher
Topic + Specific Focus + Reason(s) = Thesis Statement