Re: [LM_NET] Target: Choosing a Citation Format

[Robert-Koreis -FW <rkoreis@FWPS.ORG>]

"Wee, David" <dwee@HW.COM> writes:
>
>I have students who have difficulty choosing the citation format that
>BEST fits the source. Of course, most students get the idea with a few
>examples, but a healthy minority of students like to cite EVERYTHING
>like a general encyclopedia article--it's the shortest format after all
>...
>
>Have any of you developed a flow chart or other kind of graphic
>organizer that illustrates the metacognative process that you might be
>willing to share?
>
>How do you teach this to your students?
>
>Dave Wee
>
We teach MLA.  There are 4-6 types of sources that they cite with any
regularity.  Past that, I tell the kids to refer to the MLA manual.  I
keep one at my desk.  Long Island University has beautiful, color coded
examples on their library web page.  I also send kids there.

http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm
>



Bob Koreis
Librarian
Federal Way High School
Federal Way, WA
rkoreis@fwps.org

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