ENG1302 Writing Assignment #1- Why is it important to cite

Writing Assignment #1:

 ENG 1302

MLA Research Assignment

Instructor 

Note: Use your critical thinking skills.  The answer should be your OWN answer and not a regurgitation of something found on the internet.  You may use the notes that you took in class. 

Answer the following questions. 

1. Why is it important to cite your sources? 

0. What does plagiarism mean?

0. What does recycling mean?

0. What are the two types of citations that you must use in your essays?

0. Where is each type of citation located in your essay?

0. What citation format do we use in this class?

. APA

. MLA

. Chicago

. All of the above

Answer the following questions after conducting research via the various college/library online databases, the MLA portion of your text, and/or citationmachine.net.

0. Go to the Congressional Quarterly Researcher (CQ Researcher) online database and locate the article “Global Protest Movements” by Bill Wanlund.  Pretend you are using this article for your own research.

a. What is the MLA Works Cited citation for this article?

b. What would the in-text citation for information found in this article on page 29?

c. What is the name of the expert who provides a “con,” or opposing view?

0. Go to the Academic Search Complete online library database and locate the article “Getting Schooled on Diversity” by Andie Burjek.  Pretend you are using this article for your own research.

d. What is the MLA Works Cited citation for this article?  

e. What is the MLA in-text citation for information found in this article on page 37?   

f. Pretend that this article does not have an author.  What would the in-text citation for information found in this article on page 42?  

0. Go to the Opposing Viewpoints online database and locate the article “Punched by a Feminist” by Raul Martinez.  Pretend you are using this article for your own research.

g. What is the MLA Works Cited citation for this article?

h. What is the in-text citation for this article? (Hint: This is an online source without page numbers)?