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Grade 8 - SS - Civil Rights: Evaluating and Citing Sources

Why do we site sources?

Plagiarism is the use of words and ideas written by others without giving credit to the authors of those words. You should cite the sources of information you use in your academic work because:

  • Citing makes your work more credible.
  • Citing tells your reader where you found your information.
  • Citing allows your reader to learn more, beginning with your sources.
  • Citing gives credit to the people whose words or ideas you are using.
  • Citing protects you from plagiarizing.

 

Citation: "Reasons for Citing Sources." Portland Community College Library, https://www.pcc.edu/library/research/reasons-for-citing-sources/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.

NoodleTools

 

How to create a new project and add resources:

  1. Open link (https://www.noodletools.com/)
  2. Click Log In (top right corner)
  3. Verify Email or graduation year (if need-be) 
  4. Create new project by selecting the green button in the top right 
  5. Fill in the information needed
    • Title of Project
    • Citation Style: MLA
    • Citation Level: Junior 
  6. Select your project 
  7. Add a new source by clicking in the top right. 

Citing Images

Photo sites we recommend

  • Unsplash - photos are "Public Domain" which means they have no copyright and can be reused without permission 
  • Photos For Class - photos are copyright-free and include their citations at the bottom of each image.
  • Pixabay-  check status of image to see whether it needs to be cited. 

Whenever you use an image in a presentation, on a poster or in a brochure, you must think about whether you have to give credit to the source of the image. In fact, as a habit, if the information is provided for a citation, put it - even if it's a rights-cleared or "public domain." This is just good practice! 

When you DO NOT have to credit the source of the image:

  • You created the image yourself. If it is a photo you took or a drawing or graphic that you created, you do not have a give the source credit because it is you!
  • You used a Public Domain source from Unsplash or by using "Public Domain" limiters when searching with Google or Yahoo!.
  • Although you do not HAVE TO cite when using images in this way, it is good practice to cite it!

When you DO have to credit the source of the image:

  • You used an image you found and it is not labeled as Public Domain.

How to cite an image:

  • Label the image using a caption under the image in your presentation, report or brochure. Write: Image source: and follow it with the URL.
  • Create a citation for the image and include it in your Works cited.