Copies of different types of sources (I used the textbook, and magazines found in the Media Center)
Kahoot- Post Test. Give the same test as the pre-test and see if they have improved.
Objective:
Using the sources they have found, students will be able to correctly insert information into www.easybib.com or use RefMe to create a correct citation for the source.
Time:
Thirty to forty-five minutes
Pre-Instructional Activities:
Pre-instructional Activities Citation Tic Tac Toe to be played as a class with a SMART Board.
Content Presentation:
Content Presentation What is a citation? A citation is the way in which you tell your reader (the teacher) that specific information came from an outside source and was not your own thought. It also gives the person who is reading the information they would need to find that particular source again. Citations almost always include “information about the author, the title of the word, the name and location of the company that published your copy of the source, the date your copy was published, and the page numbers of the material you are borrowing.” (“What’s a Citation?”, n.d.)
Citing sources today is easier than ever, there is no more guess work on how to cite a source. There are several websites, like Easy Bib, that will format your citation for you. All you have to do is tell the website if you want to cite your source in APA or MLA and what kind of source it is (book, journal, website, etc.) and then insert the information.
The hardest part of citing a source is the in text citation. The teacher will then go over how and when to have an in text citation. What does it look like for a book with an author? Compared to an in text citation for a website without an author.
Learner Participation:
Students will be able to go to the library to do research on their topic. They will need to find a website, a journal, and a book that they can use to write their essay. Students will use the computers in the library to find the website and possibly the journal article on their topic. After they have found these references, students will use the website www.easybib.com to format a citation for their reference page. Students will use either their own electronic device to access an APP called RefMe or use one of the school iPods and look for a book to use as a reference. Once they have found a book they will use RefME to make a citation of the book right on their phone or iPod. The student needs to scan the bar-code of the book with the camera, or enter in the ISBN number and the app will create the reference for you.
Assessment:
Class discussion on why citing your sources is vital to writing a quality paper.
Follow-Through Activity:
Kahoot Post-Test: Students will take the same Kahoot quiz they took at the beginning of the unit and see if their scores have improved at all.