Research, Citation, and MLA Format
Use this to help you with your RAP project and any other researched papers you may write in any class!
How To Research Databases
How to Research Databases, MVCTC provides scholar databases for online articles, journals and magazines.
This shows you how to find print sources using our Media Center resources! Check it out!
CRAAP Test--Finding Reliable Sources for Research Projects
How to find Reliable Sources for Research Projects.
Reliable Sources Tips--How do I Know if My Source is Reliable?
Finding reliable sources can be a huge problem in research papers. There's all kinds of information out there, but how do you know that information is reliable and can be trusted? View the following video on reliable sources to learn how to determine reliability through authorship, bias, and timeliness of the source.
Reliable Sources Worksheet
This video is specifically for Mrs. Geise's English students. This explains how to complete your sources worksheet to document information on your sources and prove that it's a reliable source. Complete ONE WORKSHEET PER SOURCE as you find sources for your paper.
Why Wikipedia is a Bad Source for Research Papers
I know! I KNOW! You really like Wikipedia; however, your teachers are always telling you not to use it. WHY!? Don't they realize it's awesome!!? Well, students, there are some really good reasons why you shouldn't use Wikipedia in your research papers and I'm here to explain why. Watch and be converted!!
MLA Citation Video 1: Book Citations
Watch the following video to learn how to cite book citations for a researched paper. Create citations for your Works Cited page in English class or for your RAP paper.
Citing an Article/Essay/Chapter/Poem in a Book Anthology
This video will show you how to cite an article, essay, chapter, poem, or other small work featured in a book anthology. Mrs. Geise's class, April 11, 2014.
MLA Citation Video 2: Internet Citations Using Easybib
Watch the following video to learn how to cite internet citations using the website www.easybib.com. Create citations for your Works Cited page in English class or for your RAP paper.
MLA Format--How to Set Up a Paper
This video shows you how to set up a paper in MLA format, the format used in most English and Social Studies classes. It goes through header format, font, spacing, and how to save it all to a template for future use. This video uses Word 2010.
How to Create Internal Citations
In a researched paper and whenever you are using information from another source, you must use internal citations to show where that information came from. This video will show you what internal citations are and how to create them. Use this for your English classes and your RAP researched paper.
Plagiarism--Dangers and How to Avoid
We all know plagiarism is bad and can result in zeros on assignments, office referrals, and a break down of trust between students and teachers, but what is plagiarism? How does one avoid plagiarizing? Watch this video to learn about plagiarism and some tips to avoid it. You might be surprised to learn that you may be plagiarizing and not even know it!!
What is a Thesis?
Use this information to help you understand what a thesis is for a researched or other paper. Thanks to Tiffany Minton for the featured PowerPoint presentation!
MLA Format--Top Header (page number)
How to add a header/page number to a paper in Word (MLA Format).
