CITING SOURCES

 

 

It doesn't matter how old you are, you always have to tell or show where you get your ideas and facts from. People work hard to write great ideas and research interesting facts. Give them credit. Use the links below to help you understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.

What is Plagiarism?

Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism

How to Show Where You Got Your Information

Learning how to show where you got your information from takes a while. As you get to a higher grade you should be more precise about recording where your information comes from. Use the format appropriate to your grade level.

Grade 1 --- Grade 2 --- Grade 3 --- Grade 4 --- Grade 5

Research and Style Manual

More Information About Doing Research

If you want some pointers on taking notes go to the library skills notes section or visit the research, library skills or Internet sections of this website.

 

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