Mr. Beilby's MDM 4U0 Class
Citations in APA Format
The Task
Today you are going to learn how to properly cite your work in the Library Learning Commons at Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School! This is an very important skill to have as you prepare to go to university. Errors in citations can lead to plagiarism, and at the university level, this can have dire consequences! We want to make sure you are read for what lies ahead so let's get ready to graduate!
Be wise....don't plagiarize!!
When to Cite - A Checklist
file:///G:/Downloads/AvoidingPlagiarismChecklist.pdf
I now know when to cite my work.....but how do I do it?
APA Citations - The Sixth Edition
Let's Practice Doing Citations In APA Format
Creating a Works Cited Page in APA Format
You can also use the databases to help you complete your works cited page by clicking on SourceIt. This database is Peel Board approved in terms of being a great tool to help you.
One of the easiest tools to use when creating a works cited page is Citation Machine. If you go to www.citationmachine.net , you can input your book, magazine, website, film or other resource and the citation will be created for you! Please keep in mind that if some parts of the citation are missing, you can easily fill them in using Citation Machine.
Finally, many of the databases create the citation for you! When you are in a database and you are looking at an article, look to the top or the left of the article to find a citation tools like (in some databases it will look like a check mark). If you click on that link and select APA formatting, the citation will be created for you and then you can copy and paste it into your works cited page.
When completing your works cited page, there are a few key things to remember:
- It should be in alphabetical by author's last name. If there is no author, then it should be in alphabetical order by whatever letter comes first in the citation.
- The second line should be indented. You can do this by pressing "Enter" and then "Tab".
- You do not have to number your citations.
- You do not have to put your list of citations into categories (i.e. books, magazines, websites, etc.).
- You should only include resources that you actually used in your research. If you looked at it, but did not use it, it should not be included in your works cited.
WORKS CITED EXAMPLE – APA FORMAT
Works Cited
Atwood, M. (2003). Oryx and Crake. London: Bloomsbury.
Harris, J. (2002). Five quarters of an orange. Boston, MA: Harper.
Packer, A. (2003). The dive from Clausen's Pier. New York: Vintage Books.
Policy.ca. (2000-2006). Retrieved March 1, 2007, from http://www.policy.ca.
Westerfeld, S. (2005). Uglies. New York: Simon Pulse.