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NoodleTools is used for creating bibliographic citations and notecards which can be accessed from any computer once you have created a personal log-in.  Citations and notecards can be e-mailed to teachers directly from the site.

To learn how to format citations, see directions below:

Introduction

When writing papers in which outside sources are used, and ideas are either directly quoted or paraphrased, students should follow the guidelines for citation, footnoting and parenthetical notation illustrated in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  The following entries are some commonly used sources.  For any sources not represented in this pamphlet or for questions, please consult the MLA Handbook.

Paraphrasing is the art of taking someone else’s ideas and putting them in your own words and structure. Just changing a few words around is plagiarism. If you have any doubts about how to paraphrase, please see your teacher.

The faculty at Shipley recommend that any time you use an outside source, you make a notecard. Keeping meticulous notecards will help you steer clear of faulty documentation and should help in the writing of the paper as well. You will find a sample notecard document at the end of this packet.

Bibliography/ Works Cited

Whether you use parenthetical references, endnotes, or footnotes, you are expected to turn in either a bibliography (list of all sources you consulted) or a works cited list (all sources cited in the paper).

Below you will find samples of the various forms of citations. In each case, the format is displayed followed by a model. Make sure you pay attention to the format issues. For example, the author’s last name always goes first, the title of the book is always underlined, and the second line is always indented 5 spaces. All lines after the second line are also indented.

Formatting Directions

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