This tells you who wrote the article or conducted the research.
What is the author?
A statement that can be proven true or false
What is a fact?
This part of a citation usually comes first
What is the author?
Identify one problem with this citations: "John Smith, Housing Inequality, 2021"
What is
Smith, J. (2021). Housing inequality. Publisher.
Using someone else's work without giving credit
What is plagiarism?
This part of a source shows when the information was published.
What is the publication date?
A belief or judgement that cannot be proven
What is an opinion?
This explains when the research was created.
What is the year of publication?
What important information is missing from that citation? John Smith, Housing Inequality, 2021"
What is the source or publication name?
One reason cite sources
Why do we give credit to the original author?
This tells you where the article was published
What is the journal or publication name?
Facor or Opinion: “Low-income neighborhoods have fewer grocery stores.”
What is a fact?
This part allows readers to locate the source themselves
What is the source or publication information?
Why listing the authors full name without formatting is a problem.
Why APA requires last name first and consistent formatting?
What citation shows your reader about your work
What does citation show that your work is trustworthy or researched?
This type of source is usually more reliable than a blog or social media post.
What is an academic or database source?
Fact or Opinion: “Housing inequality is unfair and should stop immediately.”
What is an opinion?
Why citation order matter for academic writing.
Why does citation order help readers understand and trust research
How punctuation affects meaning and clarity in citations
How punctuation helps readers separate citation elements?
What can happen if you do not cite your sources
What is losing credibility, getting incorrect information, or plagiarism?
This explains why knowing the author matters when researching social justice
Why is author credibility important when evaluating injustice claims?
Why facts are more powerful than opinions in social justice research.
Why do facts strengthen arguments about injustice?
What could happen if citations information is unclear or incorrect.
What is loss of credibility, misinformation, or plagiarism
Why incorrect citations are especially harmful in social justice research
Why misinformation can weaken justice- based arguments?
Wyy honesty matters when researching social justice issues
Why honesty helps people trust information about injustice?