HW 5: Works Cited
When is HW 5 due?
Thursday March 5 or Wednesday, March 4 depending upon your section
MLA stands for (is an acronym for) what words?
Modern Language Association
To which source does this in-text (parenthetical) citation refer: (“Cheating”)?
Why is there no author and page number listed?
This is an article from a campus newspaper at the University of Virginia and no author appeared in the text of the article; also, because it is an online source with no page numbers, no page number appears in the citation.
Can a student recycle Essay 1 (with a bit of revision) for Research Project 1?
Yes!
I have provided a rubric to the class about how essays are graded and, at this point, I have reviewed the rubrics for Short Essay 1 & Short Essay 2.
True or False?
True
What is HW 5 about?
HW 5 is your works cited page for Research Project 1
What is a parenthetical citation?
A set of parentheses in which a writer puts information from a source in order to tell the reader where the information came from; it is also known as an in-text citation.
Why are quotation marks used below? From what source did this come from?:
Plagiarism is a serious violation of this integrity. In the words of a University of Colorado professor, plagiarism is “literary theft” (Silverman 12).
The two words, “literary theft,” were copied directly from a Newsweek article by Gillian Silverman
I have provided the class with a template which they can follow (and also change as needed). In my template, how many paragraphs do I have?
13
True or False?
True
How many sources need to be on the HW 5 works cited page?
At the minimum, you would need to create a page with at least 4 sources.
What does it mean to paraphrase or summarize information from a source?
To restate another person’s idea in the writer’s own words. A paraphrase must be quite different in vocabulary and word order, but it should still retain the original idea.
Why are there no quotation marks around the words in the following sentence, even though it is obvious that the writer used information taken from an outside source in the sentence?:
The University of Virginia, whose student honor code dates from 1842, weathered a plagiarism scandal in May 2001, when 122 students were accused of copying research papers (“Cheating”).
The author of the essay found this information in an online edition of the University of Virginia campus newspaper, but did not copy-and-paste the text; the author paraphrased the information.
What is the minimum word length for Research Project 1? Do quotes count towards this word length?
1200 words; no, quotes are not a part of the word length
When is HW 4 due?
Monday, March 2 or Tuesday, March 3 depending upon what section you are in
When creating a works cited page, what is the first part of each entry?
The last name of the author if there is an author listed)or the title of the article if there is no author listed.
Does an author need to cite information that is paraphrased?
YES!
In the example below, why is there only a page number in the parentheses?
At St. Louis Community College (STLCC), the Faculty Resource Guide states: “Plagiarism is a serious academic offense. A student who deliberately or unintentionally submits as his or her own work an assignment which is in any part taken from another person’s work, without proper acknowledgement, is guilty of plagiarism” (15).
The title of the publication, the Faculty Resource Guide, is mentioned in the signal phrase at the beginning of the sentence so it does not need to appear in the parentheses; and there is no author listed for this document
I would like you to double-space Research Project 1 so that I can make comments on the paper. If a student hands in the final copy of Research Project 1 on time, what option do they have that they do not have with other essays in this course?
When is the final copy of Short Essay 2: The Annotated Bibliography due?
Thursday, Feb. 27 or Friday, Feb. 28 depending upon what section you are in
What 3 resources have I given you for MLA 8? (Hint: Look under the Course Resources Tab)
MLA 8 Style Guide: Purdue OWL
MLA 8 Style (MLA.Org)
Basic Overview of Works Cited Page and In-Text Citations: Cross Referencing / 2020 (PDF)
What is a Signal Phrase or Lead-In Phrase?
A word or words that introduce information from someone else. A signal phrase or a lead-in phrase comes before a quotation, paraphrase, or summary, and it includes citation information, like the author’s name, and/or the title of the source. The word or words “signal” to the reader that the writer is using someone else’s ideas, and it “leads in” to the new information.
What type of source is the one listed below?
McCabe, Donald L., and Patrick Drinan. “Toward a Culture of Academic Integrity.” Chronicle of Higher Education, 15 Oct. 1999, pp. B7, www.chronicle.com/article/Toward-a Culture-of-Academic/15639.
An article written by two people that appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education and was accessed online from the Chronicle’s website
I have a folder under the Research Project 1 link called: Helpful Material. What is contained there?
PDFs of PowerPoints I have given in class that cover these topics: Coming up with reasons for making your film; summarizing/paraphrasing sources; using quotations
What will you be doing during the first class next week (either Monday, March 02 or Tuesday, March 03)?
You will be writing body paragraphs for Research Project 1. Please come to class with access to your sources.