Citing Sources

Question 1

What is the purpose of a bibliography or a works-cited list? Check all that apply.to credit an author’s original idea or informationto avoid plagiarismto organize source materialto make the paper longerto direct readers to sources

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to credit an author’s original idea or information; to avoid plagiarism; to organize source material; to direct readers to sources

Question 2

Question 2

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London:

Question 3

Question 3

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Bodley Head, 1990.

Question 4

Question 4

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Print.

Question 5

Which book was used as a source for the text passage?

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Mandela: The Authorized Biography

Question 6

A student found a book on the library bookshelf last week, and recorded the source information. Book title: My Traitor’s Heart Author: Rian Malan Publication date: 1990 Publisher: Bodley Head Publication city: London Use the drop-down menus to indicate how the student should format this source on a works-cited list. My Traitor’s Heart.

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Malan, Rian.; Selection 1: Malan, Rian.; Selection 2: London:; Selection 3: Bodley Head, 1990.; Selection 4: Print.

Question 7

Which book citations are correctly formatted according to MLA style? Check all that apply.Harwood, Ronald. Mandela, 1987. Print. New York: New American Library.Brookes, Edgar Harry. Apartheid. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1968. Print. Maltz, Leora. Nelson Mandela. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2004. Print.Tree Shaker: The Story of Nelson Mandela. Keller, Bill. Boston: Kingfisher, 2008. Print. Evans, Michael. South Africa. New York: Gloucester, 1988. Print.Smith, David James. New York: Little, Brown, 2010. Young Mandela. Print.

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Brookes, Edgar Harry. Apartheid. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1968. Print.; Maltz, Leora. Nelson Mandela. San Diego: Greenhaven, 2004. Print.; Evans, Michael. South Africa. New York: Gloucester, 1988. Print.

Question 8

Use the drop-down menus to indicate whether each example is a direct quote, a paraphrase, or a summary. A team of high school students won a prestigious NASA contest by creating a device to help ward off radiation exposure in space. High school Team ARES won NASA’s Exploration Design challenge by designing a device to fight radiation exposure in space. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said the students had “done a remarkable job.”

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summary; Selection 1: summary; Selection 2: paraphrase; Selection 3: direct quote

Question 9

Which web source citations are formatted according to MLA guidelines? Check all that apply.“Nelson Mandela, Anti-Apartheid Icon and Father of Modern South Africa, Dies.” Karimi, Faith. CNN. Turner Broadcasting. 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.“Nelson Mandela Biography.” Bio.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2014.Hallengren, Anders. “Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow of Culture.” Nobel Prize. Nobel Media, n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2014. “Nelson Mandela, Champion of Freedom.” History. The History Channel. Web. 1 Mar. 2014. “The Long Walk is Over.” The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.

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“Nelson Mandela Biography.” Bio.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2014.; Hallengren, Anders. “Nelson Mandela and the Rainbow of Culture.” Nobel Prize. Nobel Media, n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.; “The Long Walk is Over.” The Economist. The Economist Newspaper, 5 Dec. 2013. Web. 1 Mar. 2014.

Question 10

Which errors need to be corrected on this bibliography page? Check all that apply.

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The page title, “Bibliography,” should not be in bold or underlined.; The second entry needs a hanging indent.; The last entry needs to show the date it was accessed.; The citations should be in alphabetical order.

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